swinge

[ swinj ]

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verb (used with object),swinged, swinge·ing.British Dialect.

to thrash; punish.

Origin of swinge

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

Other definitions for swinge (2 of 2)

swinge²

[ swinj ]

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

to singe.

Origin of swinge

First recorded in 1580–90; obscurely akin to singe

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How to use swinge in a sentence

I would spend myself a shilling to have him swinged well.Chat.
Gammer Gurton's Needle | Mr. S. Mr. of Art
"I ain't hurt, but I'm swinged like a fool miller moth in a lamp chimley," he complained.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte | G. W. Ogden
I will have you as soundly swinged for this, you blue-bottle rogue!
The Life Of Sir John Falstaff | Robert B. Brough
As the swinged person approaches the swinger, he exclaims, Ei mi tu chal, 'I'll eat your kail.'
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations | William Francis Dawson
True, sir; I was in love with my bed: I thank you, you swinged me for my love, which makes me the bolder to chide you for yours.
Two Gentlemen of Verona | William Shakespeare

British Dictionary definitions for swinge

swinge

/ (swɪndʒ) /

verbswinges, swingeing, swinging or swinged

(tr) archaic to beat, flog, or punish

Origin of swinge

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

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