- geswogen
- adj in a swoon, silenced, dead
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geswogen
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aswoon — əˈswün adjective Etymology: Middle English aswoue, aswoune, aswone, from Old English geswōgen : swooning * * * /euh swoohn /, adj., adv. being in a swoon: the duchess aswoon on the couch in despair. [1300 50; ME aswowe(n), aswowne, alter. (with… … Useful english dictionary
swoon — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swounen, probably back formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon Date: 13th century 1. a. faint b. to become enraptured < swooning with joy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
aswoon — /euh swoohn /, adj., adv. being in a swoon: the duchess aswoon on the couch in despair. [1300 50; ME aswowe(n), aswowne, alter. (with initial vowel taken as A 1) of i swone(n), in swoue(n), reanalysis, as a prep. phrase, of iswouen, OE geswogen… … Universalium
swoon — swooningly, adv. /swoohn/, v.i. 1. to faint; lose consciousness. 2. to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy: The teenagers swooned at the sight of the singing star. n. 3. a faint or fainting fit; syncope. [1250 1300; (v.) ME swo(w)nen… … Universalium
swoon — [swu:n] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: swown [i] to swoon (13 19 centuries), from Old English geswogen made sick or unconscious ] 1.) to be extremely excited and unable to control yourself because you admire someone so much swoon over ▪ crowds of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swoon — late 13c., swogene, probably from O.E. geswogen in a faint, pp. of a lost verb, perhaps *swogan, as in aswogan to choke, of uncertain origin. Cf. Low Ger. swogen to sigh … Etymology dictionary
swoon — verb 1》 literary faint, especially from extreme emotion. 2》 (usu. swoon over) be overcome with adoration or other strong emotion. noun literary a faint. Origin ME: as swown fainting , aswoon in a faint , both from OE geswōgen overcome … English new terms dictionary
swoon — /swun / (say swoohn) verb (i) 1. to faint; lose consciousness. 2. to become enraptured; enter a state of ecstasy. –noun 3. a faint or fainting fit; syncope. {Middle English swo(w)ne, Old English geswōgen in a swoon} –swooning, adjective… …
swoon — [swo͞on] vi. [ME swounen, prob. back form. < swoweninge, swooning, prp. of iswowen < OE geswogen, unconscious, pp. of * swogan < ?] 1. to faint 2. to feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion n. an act or instance of swooning swooner n.… … English World dictionary
swoon — v. & n. literary v.intr. faint; fall into a fainting fit. n. an occurrence of fainting. Etymology: ME swoune perh. back form. f. swogning (n.) f. iswogen f. OE geswogen overcome … Useful english dictionary
