swough
Middle English
Noun
swough (plural swoughs)
- A strong movement or onrush.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- He siketh with full many a sorry swough.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum 4”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC, leaf 83, recto; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC, page 165, lines 19-20:
- Thenne the dragon flewe awey al on a heyȝte / and come doune with suche a swough and smote the bore on the rydge
- Then the dragon flew away to a great height, and came down with such a "swoosh", and smote the bear on the ridge
- A sound; a groan or moan; a sough.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- He siketh with full many a sorry swough.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- A swoon.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Squyers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- Tho shrighte this faucoun moore yet pitously Than ever she dide, and fll to grounde anon And lith aswowne, deed, and lyk a stoon, Til Canacee hath in hir lappe hir take Unto the tyme she gan of swough awake.
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References
- “swough”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “swough”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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