swengen
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English swenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *swangwijan, from Proto-Germanic *swangwijaną; equivalent to sweng + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare swyngen.
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Verb edit
swengen (third-person singular simple present swengeth, present participle swengende, swengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle swenged)
- To hit or beat; to land a blow.
- (cooking) To beat or whip (eggs or milk)
- To dash, rush or charge.
- To (violently) hurl or fling.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of swengen (weak irregular/in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “swengen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.