Meanings
nounswene (plural not attested)
alternative sweyn
- no pluralobsoleteregionalA noise.
Make nah swene, ye feckin' getǃ
Origin
Unknown. Appears, at about the same time, in both the Chester Plays and the Auchinleck manuscript.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with swene
mainagaindomainSpainpaincampaignchainmaintaingaintrainobtainremaincontainrainmaineexplainlaneplainjaneplaneWayneUkrainegrainstrain
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APA
swene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swene
MLA
“swene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swene.
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