swalwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• swalewe, swalowe, swhalow, sualow, swalow, swalue, swolwe, swaluwe, swalew, swalugh

Etymology

Inherited from Old English swealwe, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswal(ə)wə/, /ˈswalɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈswaluː(ə)/

Noun

swalwe (plural swalwes)

1. A swallow (bird in the genus Hirundo) or a swift.
2. The meat of such birds (also used in pharmaceuticals)

Descendants

• English: swallow
• Scots: swalla, swallae

References

• “swalwe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.