swinge

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

verbranden

aanbraden

Synoniemen

singe

flog

whip

scorch

char

dry

flagellate

strap

swish

switch

thrash

beat

combust

bite

burn down

castigate

Vertalingen

marcir

ressecar

socarrar

socarrimar

fogonejar

μαστιγώνω

χτυπώ σκληρά

dessécher

roussir

abrasar

agostar

chamuscar

resecar

dövmek

kamçılamak

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/swɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: swengen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: 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”).