swolwynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swaloynge, swalowynge, sweloyng, swelwyng, swelwynge, swolewing, swolowyng, swolowynge
- swelewynge, swelluing, swelwyynge (East Anglia); swelighynge (Ireland); zuelȝynge (Kent); swelowing, swolwyng (Lincolnshire)
Etymology
Primarily from swolwen (“to swallow”) + -ynge, though some senses are apparently from the noun swolow (“throat, taste, whirlpool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɔlwinɡ(ə)/, /ˈswɔlɔu̯inɡ(ə)/, /ˈswɔliu̯inɡ(ə)/, (non-Midland, East Anglia, East Saxon) /ˈswɛl-/, (Late Middle English) /ˈswal-/
Verb
swolwynge
- present participle of swolwen
Descendants
- English: swallowing
Noun
swolwynge (uncountable)
- The act or process of swallowing (deglutition)
- Devouring; the act of eating ravenously.
- The sense or faculty of taste.
- (rare) Swirling or rushing water; a whirlpool or eddy.
Descendants
- English: swallowing
References
- “swolwing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.