Middle English Dictionary Entry
swong(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | swong(e adj. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI svangr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Lean, gaunt, emaciated.
Associated quotations
- c1300 Evang.(Dlw 22)324 : Þe hungery in god he made stronge, Ant þe riche he lette al-swonge [vr. ydel gonge; L inanes].
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)87/811 : Coleryk folk..sklendyr & swonge becaus of siccite.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)109/1295 : Fastynge makys swonge & hungre wame.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)343/5105 : Leonina..is knawyn be..smalhed, waxynge of þe extremyteis, be swonge wame waxynge.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)189 : Gawnte, or swonge [Win: swong; KC: slendyr]: Gracilis.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)484 : Swonge [Win: Swong], smal and long: Gracilis.