'swounds

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  The past tense and past participle of the verb 'wound'. It can also mean a severe injury or a deep emotional hurt.

  - "After the battle, the soldier had many swounds."
  - "The loss of her loved one was a great swound."
  - "He was admitted to the hospital with swounds from the car accident."

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Variants

List of all variants of 'swounds that leads to same result
swound , swounded , swounding , swounds

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Etymology

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Old English 'swund', from 'swencan' meaning 'to wound'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'swounds' is less commonly used in modern English than the term 'wounds'.

2. In Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', the character Polonius says, 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, in word, in thought, in deed. But falseness in a friend is not so cruel as a false tongue in a sword. A false report, was like a swound that entered at the ear, gave life to falsehood.'

3. The term 'swounds' is sometimes used in legal contexts to refer to damages or injuries sustained in a lawsuit.

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Related Concepts

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1. wound: Related term with the same meaning as 'swounds'. It can refer to a physical injury or an emotional hurt.

2. injury: A broader term that includes 'wounds' and other types of damage to the body or mind.

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Culture

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In literature, 'swounds' has been used metaphorically to describe deep emotional pain. In art, it has been depicted in various forms, such as wounds on religious icons and battle scenes.

How to Memorize "'swounds"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a battle scene with soldiers lying on the ground, each with multiple swounds.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'swounds' with the idea of a deep, painful injury.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'swounds' starts with the same letters as 'severe wounds'.

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