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Old English · adjective

swogen

Normalised swōgen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈswoː.ɡen/
[ˈswoː.ɣen]
Syllables
ˈswoː · ɡen (2 syllables)
Modern English
swoonfaintrushedswoonedgiddyovercomesenseless

Meaning

  1. senseless, overcome, rushed, swooned, giddy, faint

    Se læg geswōgen betwux ðām ofslegenum

    He lay in a swoon betwixt the slain

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

Past participle of swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan. More at sough.

Descendants

swoon

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