swogen

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Past participle from swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan. More at sough.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswoː.ɡen/, [ˈswoː.ɣen]

Adjective

swōgen

  1. senseless, overcome, rushed, swooned, giddy, faint
    Se læg geswōgen betwux ðām ofslegenum
    He lay in a swoon betwixt the slain
    Hīe sȳn sōna geswōgene, gif hīe þone mete næbben
    They may immediately be faint if they have no food

Declension
Declension of swōgen — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swōgen swōgenu, swōgnu, swōgeno, swōgno swōgen
Accusative swōgenne swōgene, swōgne swōgen
Genitive swōgenes, swōgnes swōgenre swōgenes, swōgnes
Dative swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenre swōgenum, swōgnum
Instrumental swōgene, swōgne swōgenre swōgene, swōgne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swōgene, swōgne swōgena, swōgna, swōgene, swōgne swōgenu, swōgnu, swōgeno, swōgno
Accusative swōgene, swōgne swōgena, swōgna, swōgene, swōgne swōgenu, swōgnu, swōgeno, swōgno
Genitive swōgenra swōgenra swōgenra
Dative swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum
Instrumental swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum
Declension of swōgen — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swōgena, swōgna swōgene, swōgne swōgene, swōgne
Accusative swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgene, swōgne
Genitive swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan
Dative swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan
Instrumental swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan
Accusative swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan swōgenan, swōgnan
Genitive swōgenra, swōgenena, swōgnena swōgenra, swōgenena, swōgnena swōgenra, swōgenena, swōgnena
Dative swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum
Instrumental swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum swōgenum, swōgnum

Descendants
  • Middle English: swōune
    • English: swoon
    • Middle English: swōunen
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