Talk:swough

RFV discussion: November 2021
Claims to be only MEng MooreDoor (talk) 15:03, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Should have been RfM to Middle English. Moved to Middle English. Could be RfVed there. OED and MED would be good for possible additional cites, DCDuring (talk) 18:40, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * OED has only ME evidence but gives a very different definition: "A forcible movement; impetus." This, that and the other (talk) 02:05, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

The MED has two main senses: "A rushing sound, as of water or wind; a roaring noise, murmuring sound, sough", and "A forceful or violent motion, an onrush; impetus, momentum". It derives the second from the first; semantically sort of like swoosh and swoop, or different senses of rush (a rushing river vs. commuters rushing to work). Chuck Entz (talk) 04:24, 23 November 2021 (UTC)