swogan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swōganą. Cognate with Old Saxon swōgan (“to rustle”), Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*swōgjan) (in 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaswōgjan, “to sigh”)). Compare swēġan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswoːɣɑn/

Verb

swōgan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of swōgan (strong class 7)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	swōgan	tō swōgenne
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
oferswōgan
þurhswōgan

Related terms

swēġ

Descendants

English: sough

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