swengen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• swengyn
• suenge (Northern)

Etymology

From Old English swenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”). Equivalent to sweng +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare swyngen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈswind͡ʒən/

Verb

swengen (third-person singular simple present swengeth, present participle swengende, swengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle swenged)

1. To hit or beat; to land a blow.
2. (cooking) To beat or whip (eggs or milk)
3. To dash, rush or charge.
4. To (violently) hurl or fling.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swengen (weak irregular/in -ed)

infinitive	(to) swengen, swenge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swenge	sweynde, swenged
2nd-person singular	swengest	sweyndest, swengedest
3rd-person singular	swengeth	sweynde, swenged
subjunctive singular	swenge
imperative singular		—
plural1	swengen, swenge	sweynden, sweynde, swengeden, swengede
imperative plural	swengeth, swenge	—
participles	swengynge, swengende	sweynd, swenged, ysweynd, yswenged

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• sweng

Descendants

• English: swinge
• Scots: swinge, sweenge, swunge
• Yola: swinged (preterite)

References

• “swengen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.