swigian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === swīgan, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswiː.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈswiː.ɣi.ɑn] === Verb === swīgian to be silent (+ genitive = about something) late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: swīen