swalwe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. ==== Alternative forms ==== swalew, swalewe, swalow, swalowe, swhalow, swolwe sualow (Leicestershire); swalo (Lincolnshire); swalue, swaluwe, swolewe (Southern, Southwest Midland); swalugh (Yorkshire) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈswal(ə)wə/, /ˈswalɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈswaluː/ IPA(key): /ˈswaliu̯(ə)/, /ˈswɔliu̯(ə)/, /ˈz-/ (especially Southern, South Midland) ==== Noun ==== swalwe (plural swalwes) A swallow (bird in the genus Hirundo) or a swift. The meat of such birds (also used in pharmaceuticals) ===== Descendants ===== English: swallow Middle Scots: swallow, suallow Scots: swalla, swallae ===== References ===== “swalwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== swalwe (Late Middle English) alternative form of swolwen