swogen

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġeswōgen
  • ġesƿōgen
  • sƿōgen

Etymology

Past participle from Old English swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-Germanic *swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-. More at sough.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswoːɣen/

Adjective

swōgen

  1. senseless, overcome, rushed, swooned, giddy, faint
    Se læg geswōgen betwux ðām ofslegenum
    He lay in a swoon betwixt the slain
    Hīe sȳn sōna geswōgene, gif hīe þone mete næbben
    They may immediately be faint if they have no food

Declension
Declension of swogen — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeswōgen ġeswōgen ġeswōgen
Accusative ġeswōgenne ġeswōgene ġeswōgen
Genitive ġeswōgenes ġeswōgenre ġeswōgenes
Dative ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenre ġeswōgenum
Instrumental ġeswōgene ġeswōgenre ġeswōgene
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeswōgene ġeswōgena, -e ġeswōgen
Accusative ġeswōgene ġeswōgena, -e ġeswōgen
Genitive ġeswōgenra ġeswōgenra ġeswōgenra
Dative ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum
Instrumental ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum
Declension of swogen — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeswōgena ġeswōgene ġeswōgene
Accusative ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgene
Genitive ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan
Dative ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan
Instrumental ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan
Accusative ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan ġeswōgenan
Genitive ġeswōgenra, ġeswōgenena ġeswōgenra, ġeswōgenena ġeswōgenra, ġeswōgenena
Dative ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum
Instrumental ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum ġeswōgenum

Descendants
  • Middle English: swōune
    • English: swoon
    • Middle English: swōunen
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