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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†ASWOON, adv. Swooning, fainting.Abd. after 1768 A. Ross The Fortunate Shepherd MS. 124:
Up looks the wife an' spies him up and down, Her limbs they shook and she near fell aswoon.

[A, pref.1 + swoon. See Asoond. Aswoon is prob. from geswōgen, pa.p. (from O.E. swōgan, resound, sigh, sough), in a swoon, dead, silenced (Sweet), written also a swoon, then on swoon, from 1325–1500 in swoon, after 1500 in a swoon. In swoun, aswoune, aswoon are found in O.Sc.]

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