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Old English · verb

swogan

Normalised swōgan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈswoː.ɡɑn/
[ˈswoː.ɣɑn]
Syllables: ˈswoː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: sough invade collapse

Meaning

to resound, sound, roar
to collapse (on); to move with violence, rush, enter with force, invade
to collapse (on); to overwhelm

Conjugation

Conjugation of swogan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	swōge	–
2nd singular	swēġst	–
3rd singular	swēġþ	–
Plural	swōgaþ	–
Subjunctive
Singular	swōge	–
Plural	swōgen	–

Non-finite forms of swogan
	Form
Infinitive	swōgan
Inflected infinitive	swōgenne
Imperative singular	swōg swōh
Imperative plural	swōgaþ
Present participle	swōgende
Past participle	swōgen ġeswōgen

All forms (11)

swōge
swēġst
swēġþ
swōgaþ
swōgen
swōgan
swōgenne
swōg
swōh
swōgende
ġeswōgen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swōgan. Compare Old Saxon swōgan (“to burst forth”).

Descendants

sough

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