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swally.

The act of swallowing.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈswalɪ/UK
  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
  4. A drinking session.

    Scotland · informal
Where this word comes from

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).

verb/ˈswalɪ/UK
  1. To swallow (food etc).

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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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