swanny

== English == === Etymology 1 === From swan +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== swanny (comparative swannier, superlative swanniest) Resembling or characteristic of a swan. ==== References ==== “swanny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === From “(I) shall warrant ye”; later re-interpreted as a minced oath of swear. Compare swan. ==== Verb ==== swanny (third-person singular simple present swannies, present participle swannying, simple past and past participle swannied) Alternative form of swan (“declare, swear”).