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swene

/ˈsweɪn/

swene noun: a noise.

Noun

swene (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, regional) A noise.
    • Make nah swene, ye feckin' getǃ

Forms of swene

alternative formsweyn

Origin of swene

Unknown. Appears, at about the same time, in both the Chester Plays and the Auchinleck manuscript.

Words that rhyme with swene

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about swene

What does swene mean?
Swene means a noise.
What part of speech is swene?
Swene is a noun.
How do you pronounce swene?
Swene is pronounced /ˈsweɪn/.

Words near swene in the dictionary

  1. sweltery
  2. swelting
  3. sweltry
  4. swelts
  5. swen
  6. swene
  7. Swenglish
  8. Swensen
  9. Swensens
  10. Swenson
  11. swept

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