swon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English swān, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz. Doublet of swayn.

Alternative forms

• swan, swone, suon, suan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɔːn/

Noun

swon (plural swanes)

1. A pig-herder; one who tends to pigs.
2. (rare) A worker or farmer.

References

• “swōn (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.

Etymology 2

From Old English swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz.

Noun

swon

1. Alternative form of swan (“swan”)