swally

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈswalɪ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of swallowing. Northern-England,Scotland,dialectal
  2. A throat or gullet. Northern-England,Scotland,dialectal
  3. A drink or gulp. Scotland,informal
    — I flung over my box and he asked if I wanted a "swally" of the South African wine bottle he held up before me.
  4. A drinking session. Scotland,informal
    — They are the one that will keep the party going, take you on to a good late night swally and if you're lucky, hook you up with some afters.
动词 v.
  1. To swallow (food etc). Northern-England,Scotland,dialectal

词形变化

swallies plural swallie alternative swelly alternative swilly alternative swolly alternative swallys present,singular,third-person swallying participle,present swallied participle,past swallied past swallie alternative swelly alternative swilly alternative swolly alternative

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Northern Middle English swelgh (“throat, whirlpool, pit”), from Old English ġeswelg, swelh, from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz; thus a dialectal form of swallow (noun).
词源 2
Inherited from Northern Middle English sweligh, from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą; thus a dialectal form of swallow (verb).
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