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Webster 1913 Edition

Swoon

Swoon

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Swooned
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Swooning
.]
[OE.
swounen
,
swoghenen
, for
swo[GREEK]nien
, fr.
swo[GREEK]en
to sigh deeply, to droop, AS.
swōgan
to sough, sigh; cf. ge
swōgen
senseless, swooned, ge
swōwung
a swooning. Cf.
Sough
.]
To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; – often with away.
The sucklings
swoon
in the streets of the city.
Lam. ii. 11.
The most in years . . .
swooned
first away for pain.
Dryden.
He seemed ready to
swoon
away in the surprise of joy.
Tatler.

Swoon

,
Noun.
A fainting fit; syncope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Swoon

SWOON

,
Verb.
I.
To faint; to sink into a fainting fit, in which there is a suspension of the apparent vital functions and mental powers.
The most in years swoon'd first away for pain.
He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.

SWOON

,
Noun.
A fainting fit; lipothymy; syncope.

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