swingan

Middle English

Verb

swingan

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of swyngen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swingan (“to swing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswin.ɡɑn/, [ˈswiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

swingan

1. to swinge, flog, beat, scourge
   1. (figurative) to chastise, afflict, plague
2. to give a blow with the hand
3. to whip a top, cream, etc.
   • Mid ġelǣredre handa hē swang ðone top.

     With trained hands he spun the top.

4. to strike, dash
   • Hē swang ðæt fýr on twá.

     He drove back the fire on either hand.

5. (of wings) to beat, flap
   • Se fugel liċġeþ lonnum fæst swīþe swingeþ.

     The bird beats its wings violently.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	swingan	swingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swinge	swang
second person singular	swingst	swunge
third person singular	swingþ	swang
plural	swingaþ	swungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swinge	swunge
plural	swingen	swungen
imperative
singular	swing
plural	swingaþ
participle	present	past
	swingende	(ġe)swungen

Descendants

• Middle English: swyngen, swingen, swyng, swynge, swyngge, swyngyn; squynge, suing; swingan, swingæn, swingenn
  • English: swing
    • → Dutch: swingen
    • → Norman: souîndgi
  • Scots: swing, sweeng

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swingan (“to swing”).

Verb

swingan

1. to swing

Conjugation

Conjugation of swingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	swingan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	swingu	swang
2nd person singular	swingis	swungi
3rd person singular	swingid	swang
plural	swingad	swungun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	swinge	swungi
2nd person singular	swinges	swungis
3rd person singular	swinge	swungi
plural	swingen	swungin
imperative	present
singular	swing
plural	swingad
participle	present	past
	swingandi	giswungan, swungan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: swingen
  • Low German: swingen
  • → Danish: svinge