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Swan
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- 1 A surname transferred from the nickname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Noble County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Marion County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Taney County, Missouri, named after Swan Creek. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Frankfort, Marathon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; Other townships, in Illinois, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Swan Township. countable, uncountable
- 8 A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Swan. countable, uncountable
- 1 Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
- 2 someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
- 3 someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
"The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters."
- 4 Acronym of syndrome without a name. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
- 5 stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult wordnet
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- 6 One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. figuratively
- 7 This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
- 1 To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way. intransitive
"He swans around that stinking office in his expensive clothes that are a little too tight for comfort, he swans around that stinking office without a care in the world."
- 2 To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions). US, colloquial, dialectal
""Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that.""
- 3 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true wordnet
- 4 sweep majestically wordnet
- 5 move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”). Cognate with West Frisian swan, Low German Swaan, swan, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan, Danish svane, Norwegian svane, Swedish svan. Related also to Old English ġeswin (“melody, song”), Old English swinsian (“to make melody”). Further cognates include (possibly) Russian звон (zvon, “ring, chime”); Latin sonus (“sound”), Sanskrit स्वन् (svan, “sound”). Doublet of sound.
From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”). Cognate with West Frisian swan, Low German Swaan, swan, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan, Danish svane, Norwegian svane, Swedish svan. Related also to Old English ġeswin (“melody, song”), Old English swinsian (“to make melody”). Further cognates include (possibly) Russian звон (zvon, “ring, chime”); Latin sonus (“sound”), Sanskrit स्वन् (svan, “sound”). Doublet of sound.
Probably from dialectal I s’wan, a corruption of I shall warrant; or possibly from a minced form of I swear on.
From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.
From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.
Clipping of Swansea.
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