sweg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swōgi (“sound, noise”). Cognate with Old Norse sœgr (“tumult, noise”). More at sough, swoon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sweːj/

Noun

swēġ m

  1. sound, noise
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
      Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.
  2. (grammar) accent, stress

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative swēġ swēġas
accusative swēġ swēġas
genitive swēġes swēġa
dative swēġe swēġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: swei, sweȝ
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