swei in Middle English

IPA: /ˈswɛi̯/ Forms: sweies [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English swēg, from Proto-West Germanic *swōgi, from Proto-Germanic *swōgiz (“sound, noise”), related to Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-. Cognate with Old Norse sœgr (“tumult, noise”) and Latin vāgītus. Replaced by swough, swouȝ > sough from the verb swoȝen. More at sough, swoon. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|swēg}} Old English swēg, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*swōgi}} Proto-West Germanic *swōgi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*swōgiz||sound, noise}} Proto-Germanic *swōgiz (“sound, noise”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*swōganą}} Proto-Germanic *swōganą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*(s)weh₂gʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-, {{cog|non|sœgr||tumult, noise}} Old Norse sœgr (“tumult, noise”), {{cog|la|vāgītus}} Latin vāgītus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} swei, {{enm-noun|pl=sweies}} swei (plural sweies)

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    {
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"swei" meaning in Middle English

Noun