swengan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (to cause to swing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswen.jɑn/, [ˈswen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

swenġan

  1. (rare) To strike at; to charge at.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: swengen, swengyn; suenge
    • English: swinge
    • Scots: swinge, sweenge, swunge
    • Yola: swinged (preterite)

References

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