swogan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sƿōgan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswoːɣɑn/

Verb

swōgan

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of swōgan (strong class 7)
infinitive swōgan tō swōgenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular swōge swēog
2nd-person singular swēġst,swōgest swēoge
3rd-person singular swēġþ,swōgeþ swēog
plural swōgaþ swēogon
subjunctive present past
singular swōge swēoge
plural swōgen swēogen
imperative
singular swōg(e)
plural swōgaþ
participle present past
swōgende (ġe)swōgen

Derived terms

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