swound
intransitive verb
Noun
Middle English, alteration of swoun swoon, from swounen to swoon
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1530, in the meaning defined above
swot up
swow
“Swound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swound. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
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