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† swenge, v. Obs. (Also pa. tense 3 sweinde, 3–5 swende.) [OE. swęngan:—*swaŋgwjan (as in Goth. afswaggwjan): cf. prec. and see swing. This vb. reappears later as swinge v.1, q.v.] 1. trans. To shake, shatter.a 1000 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 224/14 Discutiens, i. iudicans, querens, uel swengende. c 1050 I...
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sweng
† sweng Obs. [OE. swęng (cf. OFris. sweng):—*swaŋgwiz, f. swaŋgw- (see swing v.1).] A stroke, blow; also applied widely to various kinds of violent action, e.g. a fall at wrestling, a swing, a military assault.Beowulf 1520 (Gr.) Mæᵹenræs forᵹeaf hildebille, hond swenge ne ofteah. a 1000 Elene 239 (G...
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feng
† feng, n. Obs. Also 3 south. dial. veng. [OE. fęng str. masc. = OFris. feng ON. fengr:—OTeut. *fangjo-z, f. root of *fanhan, OE. fón: see fang v.1] a. = fang n. 1. b. = fang n. 2.c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 39 Leteð eower stale and eower reaflac for nis þer nan feng on. c 1205 Lay. 1773 Swa heo ferden to heo...
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genge
† genge, a. Obs. [OE. gęnge (= OHG. gengi, MLG. genge, MDu. ghenge, ON. gengr), WGer. *gaŋgjo-, f. root of gang v.1] Current, prevalent, valid.c 900 tr. Bæda's Hist. iii. x[ii]. (1890) 188 Ne wæs þæt þonne to wundrienne, þeah þe þæs cyninges bene..mid him swiðade & genge wæren. a 1000 Guthlac 765 in...
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swank
▪ I. swank, n.1 dial. [?] (See quots.)1726 Bailey (ed. 3), A swank (at Bocking in Essex) that Remainder of Liquor at the Bottom of a Tankard, Pot or Cup, which is just sufficient for one Draught; which is not accounted good Manners to divide with the left Hand Man; and according to the Quantity is c...
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swinge
▪ I. swinge, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (swɪndʒ) Also 6 swynge, 6–7 swindge. [Related to swinge v.1] † 1. Sway, power, rule, authority, influence: esp. to have swinge or bear swinge, the (full, whole, chief) or all the swinge, etc. Obs.1531 Tindale Expos. 1 John v. 21 (1538) 83 Yf in .x. paryshes rounde th...
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swing
▪ I. † swing, n.1 Obs. [OE. ᵹeswing, in form and origin identical with ᵹeswing swing n.2 (sense 1), f. Teut. swiŋgw- (see swing v.1) used in the same sense as the parallel form swiŋkw- (see swink v., to toil).] Labour, toil.c 1000 Ags. Ps. (Spelman) lxxxix. 11 [xc. 10] Eorum labor et dolor, heora ᵹe...
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spring
▪ I. spring, n.1 (sprɪŋ) Forms: 1, 3– spring, 2, 4–7 springe; 1, 4–6 spryng(e, 3–4 sprung, 4 sprenge, 6 spreng. [OE. spring and spryng masc., formed respectively from the primary and weak grades of the stem spring-, sprang-, sprung-: see spring v., from which a number of the later senses are directl...
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