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swanny¹

Where it comes from

From swan + -y.

adjective swannier · swanniest

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a swan. a swanny glossiness of the neck

swanny²

Where it comes from

From “(I) shall warrant ye”; later re-interpreted as a minced oath of swear. Compare swan.

verb swannies · swannying · swannied

  1. alternative Alternative form of swan (“declare, swear”). I swanny if I ever felt so in my life! I was so anxious about that long letter that I sent to them to get printed for you, that I was dreadful loth to go in, and eenamost made up my mind to turn about and make tracks for the sloop agin!

Swanny³

Where it comes from

Names + -y.

proper noun

  1. A nickname of the surnames Swan and Swann.

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@misc{swanny_2026,
  title = {swanny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swanny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}