swengan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswen.jɑn/, [ˈswen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

swenġan

1. (rare) To strike at; to charge at.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swenġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swenġan	swenġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swenġe	swengde
second person singular	swenġest, swengst	swengdest
third person singular	swenġeþ, swengþ	swengde
plural	swenġaþ	swengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swenġe	swengde
plural	swenġen	swengden
imperative
singular	swenġ
plural	swenġaþ
participle	present	past
	swenġende	(ġe)swenġed

Related terms

• swenġ

Descendants

• Middle English: swengen, swengyn; suenge
  • English: swinge
  • Scots: swinge, sweenge, swunge
  • Yola: swinged (preterite)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swenġan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.