swinge

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (archaic) A swinging blow.
2. (obsolete) Power; sway; influence.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To singe.
2. (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
3. (archaic) To strike hard.
4. (obsolete) To chastise; to beat.

Concepts

dessécher

roussir

Synonymes

singe

flog

whip

scorch

char

dry

flagellate

strap

swish

switch

thrash

beat

combust

bite

burn down

castigate

Traductions

marcir

ressecar

socarrar

socarrimar

fogonejar

μαστιγώνω

χτυπώ σκληρά

verbranden

aanbraden

abrasar

agostar

chamuscar

resecar

dövmek

kamçılamak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/swɪnd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: swengen

Hérité de ancien anglais: swenġan

In summary

From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).