'swounds

See also: swounds

English

Etymology

Contraction of God 's wounds; see zounds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zwundz/

Interjection

'swounds

(archaic) Synonym of zounds.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do.

Synonyms

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