sweg

• swœġ, sƿēġ

From Proto-Germanic *swōgiz (“sound, noise”), related to Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-. Cognate with Old Norse sœgr (“tumult, noise”) and Latin vāgiō (“cry, wail”). More at sough, swoon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweːj/

swēġ m

1. unregulated sound, noise

   Ne wind ne wætres swēg

   Neither wind nor water's sound

   For gedrēfednesse sǣs swēges

   For the tumult of the sound of the sea

2. regulated sound, noise

   Engla þrēatas sigelēoð sungon, swēg wæs on lyfte gehȳred

   Bands of angels sung victory-songs, the sound was heard in the sky

3. sound of an instrument, music, tone

   Hearpan swinsigende swēg

   The hearp's singing sound

   Hēo gehȳrde bellan swēg

   She heard the bell's tone

• swōgan

• Middle English: swei, sweȝ