# swinge

> English word · Verb · IPA /swɪnd͡ʒ/

## Definitions
1. To singe.
2. To move like a lash; to lash.
3. To strike hard.
4. To chastise; to beat.

## Etymology
From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swinge