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† swalm, n. Obs.
Forms: 3 swalm, 4 sualm, 6 swalme, Sc. swame, 7 swawme.
[ME. swalm, f. swal-: swel- (see swell v.); cf. qualm.]
1. Swelling.
a1225Ancr. R. 274 Drinc þeonne atterloðe, & drif þene swel [MS. C. swalm] aȝeanward urommard þe heorte. 1508Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 167, I sall..me assuage of the swalme, that suellit wes gret. a1583Montgomerie Flyting 336 (Tullibardine MS.), The stane worme, þe ringworme, not slaiking of swame.
2. (An attack of) faintness or sickness. (Cf. sweam.)
a1300Cursor M. 20758 (Cott.), ‘Ga to þaa men þat lijs in sualm,’ He said, ‘and rine on þam wit it.’ 1601Holland Pliny xxiii. Proeme II. 146 Women who being newly conceived and breeding child, have many swawms come over their heart. 1609― Amm. Marcell. xxiv. vi. 255 A cold swawme of feare that quickly came over his heart.
So † swalm v. intr. and trans., to faint or cause to faint; also in vbl. n., swooning.
1375Barbour Bruce xvii. 648 Sum ded, sum hurt, sum swavnand [sic; ? read swavmand; v.r. swonand]. c1440Bone Flor. 770 Hur fadur nere hande can talme, Soche a sweme hys harte can swalme. a1583Montgomerie Flyting 311 (Tullibardine MS.) With swaming to swelt. |