swinge

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[ swinj ]
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verb (used with object),swinged, swinge·ing.British Dialect.
  1. to thrash; punish.

Origin of swinge

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1250–1300; Middle English swengen to shake, smite, Old English swengan, causative of swingan to swing, or denominative derivative of Old English sweng a blow

Other words from swinge

  • swing·er [swin-jer], /ˈswɪn dʒər/, noun

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swinge2
[ swinj ]

verb (used with object),swinged, swinge·ing.
  1. to singe.

Origin of swinge

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First recorded in 1580–90; obscurely akin to singe

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British Dictionary definitions for swinge

swinge

/ (swɪndʒ) /


verbswinges, swingeing, swinging or swinged
  1. (tr) archaic to beat, flog, or punish

Origin of swinge

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Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see swing

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