Middle English Dictionary Entry
swinglinge ger.
Entry Info
Forms | swinglinge ger. |
Etymology | Prob. from swingen v. & -el- suf.(3); cp. MnE dial. swingle to swing. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of swinging or waving the arms or hands.
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 in Aungier Syon Mon.300 : Alle moste behaue them..that they go..withe oute swynglynge of armes or of handes.