swogan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swōgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswoː.ɡɑn/, [ˈswoː.ɣɑn]

Verb

swōgan

1. to resound, sound, rush, roar
2. to move with violence, enter with force, invade

Conjugation

Conjugation of swōgan (strong, class VII)

infinitive	swōgan	swōgenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swōge	—
second person singular	swēġst	—
third person singular	swēġþ	—
plural	swōgaþ	—
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swōge	—
plural	swōgen	—
imperative
singular	swōg, swōh
plural	swōgaþ
participle	present	past
	swōgende	(ġe)swōgen

Derived terms

• āswōgan
• ġeondswōgan
• oferswōgan
• þurhswōgan

Related terms

• swēġ
• swēġan

Descendants

• Middle English: swowen, souȝen, soghen
  • English: sough
  • Scots: swouch, souch
• Middle English: swōune (“faintness”) (past participle)
  • Middle English: swōunen
    • English: swoon