swon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English swān, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz. Doublet of swayn.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swɔːn/

Noun

swon (plural swanes)

  1. A pig-herder; one who tends to pigs.
  2. (rare) A worker or farmer.
References

Etymology 2

Noun

swon

  1. (West Midlands) alternative form of swan (“swan”)

Old English

Noun

swon m

  1. alternative form of swan
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