swon

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English swān, from Proto-West Germanic *swain, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz. Doublet of swayn. ==== Alternative forms ==== swan, swone, suon, suan ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /swɔ̝ːn/ ==== Noun ==== swon (plural swanes) A pig-herder; one who tends to pigs. (rare) A worker or farmer. ===== References ===== “swōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 June 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== swon (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire) alternative form of swan (“swan”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swon/ Rhymes: -on === Noun === swon m alternative form of swan