English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English swengen (to strike), from Old English swenġan (to dash, strike; to cause to swing), from Proto-West Germanic *swangwijan, from Proto-Germanic *swangwijaną (to bump, cause to swing).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /swɪnd͡ʒ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Verb edit

swinge (third-person singular simple present swinges, present participle swinging or swingeing, simple past and past participle swinged)

  1. (obsolete) To singe.
  2. (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
  3. (archaic) To strike hard.
  4. (obsolete) To chastise; to beat.
    • a. 1575, unknown author, The Marriage of Wit and Wisdom:
      O, the passion of God, so I shall be swinged. / So, my bones shall be bangedǃ / The porridge pot is stolenː what, Lob, say, / Come away, and be hangedǃ

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

swinge (plural swinges)

  1. (archaic) A swinging blow.
  2. (obsolete) Power; sway; influence.

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

swinge

  1. Alternative form of swynge