swogan

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

• 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