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swounds
† swounds, int. Obs. Forms: 6 swown(e)s, swouns, swonds, sowns, 'sowns, 6–7 swoundes, swones, 7 swoones, 'swounds, swounds. A euphemistic abbreviation of God's wounds (see god n. 14 a) used in oaths and asseverations. Cf. zounds.1589 [? Nashe] Almond for Parrat Ded. A ij b, Some rufling Courtier, th...
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swolks
swolks app. a meaningless perversion of swounds.1731–8 Swift Pol. Conversat. ii. 173 Swolks, I must be going, by'r Lady.
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s'oonds
s'oonds dial. var. swounds, zounds. Cf. Gud soons s.v. gud.1884 St. James's Gaz. 20 June 6/1 The farmers [near Ludlow, Shropshire]..use as common exclamations ‘Dear Sores’ and ‘S'oonds’.
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swound
▪ I. swound, n. Now arch. and dial. (swaʊnd) Forms: 5 swownyd, 5–7 swounde, 6–7 swownd, 7–8 swond, 7 (9 dial.) swoond, 6– swound. [Later form of swoune, swoon, with excrescent d.] A fainting-fit; = swoon n. 1 b.c 1440 Alphabet of Tales 460 He was so flayed he was like hafe dyed, & fell in a swownyd ...
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wound
▪ I. wound, n. (wuːnd) Forms: α. 1–3 wund, 3 wunde (wnde); 3–5 wonde, 4–6 wond (6 Sc. vond), 5 woynd, 6 Sc. wind. β. 3–7 wounde, 3– wound (5 wownd, Sc. vound); 8 pl. wawnds. [Common Teutonic: OE. wund = OFris. wunde, wund (WFris. woune, EFris. wûn), MDu. wonde (Du. wond), OS. wunda (LG. wunde, wunne...
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defection
defection (dɪˈfɛkʃən) In 6 defeccion. [ad. L. dēfectiōn-em desertion, revolt, failure, eclipse, deficiency, fainting, etc., n. of action from L. dēficĕre: see defect v. Cf. F. défection (in OF. 13–15th c., and in mod.F. 18–19th c., but obs. in 16th c., when the Eng. word was adopted from L.).] 1. Th...
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sworde
▪ I. sword, n. (sɔːd, sɔəd) Forms: 1–4 sweord, (1 sueord, swurd), 1, 4 (6 Sc.) suord, 1, 6 swyrd, 3–5 (6 Sc.) suerd, 3–6 swerd, (3 swærd, swuerd), 4–6 swerde, sworde, (4 surd, squorde, Ayenb. zuord, 4–5 swerid, swert, 5 sward, swirde, swhirde, squrd, sqwerd, 6 sweard(e, swyrde, swurde, shorde, showr...
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