swound

[ swound, swoond ]

/ swaʊnd, swund /

verb (used without object), noun Archaic.

swoon.

Nearby words

swore, sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, swounds, swozzle, swtz., swum, swung

Origin of swound

1400–50; late Middle English swounde (v.), variant (with excrescent d) of swoune to swoon

Definition for swounds (2 of 2)

'swounds

[ zwoundz, zoundz, zwoondz ]

/ zwaʊndz, zaʊndz, zwundz /

interjection Obsolete.

zounds.

Origin of 'swounds

First recorded in 1580–90; 's³ + wound¹ + -s³

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Examples from the Web for swounds

Swounds, but an empty stomach is a craven comrade in a desperate enterprise.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for swounds (1 of 2)

swounds

'swounds

/ (zwaʊndz, zaʊndz) /

interjection

archaic less common spellings of zounds

British Dictionary definitions for swounds (2 of 2)

swound

/ (swaʊnd) /

noun, verb

an archaic or dialect word for swoon

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