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swōgan (2) — *swōgan (2) germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. schallen, rauschen; ne. resound; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae.; Etymologie: idg. *u̯ā̆gʰ , *su̯ā̆gʰ , Verb … Germanisches Wörterbuch
sough — sough1 soughfully, adv. soughless, adj. /sow, suf/, v.i. 1. to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow. 2. Scot. and North Eng. to speak, esp. to preach, in a whining, singsong voice. n. 3. a sighing,… … Universalium
sough — (v.) to make a moaning or murmuring sound, O.E. swogan, from P.Gmc. *swoganan (Cf. O.S. swogan to rustle, Goth. gaswogjan to sigh ), from PIE imitative root * (s)wagh (Cf. Gk. echo). The noun is late 14c., from the verb … Etymology dictionary
sough — [[t]saʊ, sʌf[/t]] v. i. 1) to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing through the pine trees[/ex] 2) a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound • Etymology: bef. 900; (v.) ME swoghen, OE swōgan to make a noise, c. OS swōgan; … From formal English to slang
u̯ā̆gh-, suā̆ gh- — u̯ā̆gh , suā̆ gh English meaning: to cry, sound Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schreien, schallen” Material: Gk. ἠχή, Dor. ἀ̄χά: f. “ clangor, noise”, ἠχώ, οῦς f. “ clangor, sound, tone, Widerhall”, ἦχος (ark. Fᾶχος) m. ds., ἠχέω ‘schalle … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
sough — [sou, suf] n. [19th c. < Northern dial. < ME swough < OE swogan, to sound < ? IE base * (s)waĝh : see ECHO] a soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound vi. [ME swowen, soghen < OE swogan, to sound] to make a sough … English World dictionary
sough — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swoughen, from Old English swōgan; akin to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svagėti to sound Date: before 12th century to make a moaning or sighing sound • sough noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
swoon — swooningly, adv. /swoohn/, v.i. 1. to faint; lose consciousness. 2. to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy: The teenagers swooned at the sight of the singing star. n. 3. a faint or fainting fit; syncope. [1250 1300; (v.) ME swo(w)nen… … Universalium
ηχή — ἠχή και δωρ. τ. ἀχά, ή (Ą) 1. ήχος, θόρυβος, βοή 2. θρόισμα 3. ήχος χαρούμενου τραγουδιού 4. (στους τραγ.) κραυγή οδύνης, κραυγή θρήνου 5. έναρθρος ήχος, φωνή, φθόγγος. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Οι λ. ηχή (< *Fᾱχᾱ), ηχώ και το μτγν. ήχος ανάγονται πιθ. σε… … Dictionary of Greek
swoon — late 13c., swogene, probably from O.E. geswogen in a faint, pp. of a lost verb, perhaps *swogan, as in aswogan to choke, of uncertain origin. Cf. Low Ger. swogen to sigh … Etymology dictionary
