Swoon

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German swan, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan.

Noun

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Swoon m (plural Swoons or Swään)

  1. swan (bird, waterfowl)

References

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  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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Probably reinforced by or derived from German Low German Swoon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Swoon m (plural Swone)

  1. Alternative form of Swoan

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Swoon”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN