Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swene

/ˈsweɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swene
IPA: /ˈsweɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Make nah swene, ye feckin' getǃ"

Etymology

Unknown. Appears, at about the same time, in both the Chester Plays and the Auchinleck manuscript.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sweyn (alternative)

Rhymes With

again main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain

Questions

How do you pronounce swene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsweɪn/.
What does swene mean?: A noise.
Where does swene come from?: Unknown. Appears, at about the same time, in both the Chester Plays and the Auchinleck manuscript.

How to pronounce swene

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