"swanny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: swannier [comparative], swanniest [superlative]
Etymology: swan + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swan|y}} swan + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|swannier}} swanny (comparative swannier, superlative swanniest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a swan.
    Sense id: en-swanny-en-adj-5wdBJyTi Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From “(I) shall warrant ye”; later re-interpreted as a minced oath of swear. Compare swan. Etymology templates: {{l|en|swan#Etymology 2}} swan Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} swanny
  1. Alternative form of swan (“declare, swear”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swan (extra: declare, swear) Categories (lifeform): Swans
    Sense id: en-swanny-en-verb-eyZrdf6P Disambiguation of Swans: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 78 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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