swegan

Old English

Etymology

Related to swōgan (“to resound, rush, roar”). Compare Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (swēgnjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweː.jɑn/

Verb

swēġan

1. to make a noise
2. to rush, roar, crash
3. to produce tones
4. to sing or play music
5. to signify by sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of swēġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swēġan	swēġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swēġe	swēġde
second person singular	swēġest, swēġst	swēġdest
third person singular	swēġeþ, swēġþ	swēġde
plural	swēġaþ	swēġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swēġe	swēġde
plural	swēġen	swēġden
imperative
singular	swēġ
plural	swēġaþ
participle	present	past
	swēġende	(ġe)swēġed

Derived terms

• onswēġan
• āswēġan

 

Related terms

• swōgan

References

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