swingel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɪŋ(ɡ)əl/, /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋəl, -ɪŋɡəl, -ɪndʒəl

Noun

swingel (plural swingels)

1. Alternative form of swingle

Further reading

• “swingel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Swingle, slewing, swingle

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swingillju, from Proto-Germanic *swingiljō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswin.ɡel/, [ˈswiŋ.ɡel]

Noun

swingel f

1. a stripe, stroke, or lash
2. a scourging, whipping, or flogging
3. a scourge, rod, or whip
4. (figurative) chastisement, affliction

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swingel	swingella, swingelle
accusative	swingelle	swingella, swingelle
genitive	swingelle	swingella
dative	swingelle	swingellum

Synonyms

• fliġel
• ġeswip

Related terms

• swingan
• swingelle
• *swingla
  • windswingla

Descendants

• Middle English: swingel
  • English: swingel, swingle
  • Scots: swingill, swyngill