Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The act, or an instance, of swinging. · The manner in which something is swung. · The sweep or compass of a swinging body. · A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. · To dance. · To ride on a swing. · To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
From Middle English swyngen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (compare Low German swingen, German schwingen, Dutch zwingen, Swedish svinga), from Proto-Indo-European *swenk-, *sweng- (compare Scottish Gaelic seang (“thin”)). Related to swink.
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This page abbreviates 29 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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