swoughlt

i. [ swowen, swozen, iswozen, iswowen ), That whate swowynge of watyr, and syngynge of byrdez, It myghte salve hyme of sore, that sounde was nevere! Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), L. 931. 2. To make a low murmuring noise; murmur; rustle. Swoghyng of swete ayre, swalyng of briddes. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), L 1061. 3. To sigh: said of a person. swoughlt, n. [ Into the foreste for the he droghe, And of the see he herde a swoghe . MS. Lincoln A. i. 17, f. 140. ( Hall i well .) A forest In which ther ran a rumbel and a swough , As though a storm should bresten every bough. Chaucer, Knight's Tale, L. 1121. 2. A low murmuring noise; a murmur.-3. А sigh.-4. A swoon. He wepeth, weyleth, maketh sory cheere, He siketh with ful many a sory swogh . Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 433. What she sayde more in that swow I may not telle you as now. Chaucer, Death of Blanche, 1. 215.