单词 | swidden |
释义 | swidden[ swid-n ] / ˈswɪd n / nouna plot of land cleared for farming by burning away vegetation. Origin of swidden1951; special use of dial. (N England) swidden area of moor from which vegetation has been burned off, noun use of swidden, swithen to singe <Old Norse svithna to be singed, derivative of svītha to singe (compare dial. swithe,Middle English swithen) Words nearby swiddenswerve, sweven, Sweyn, SWFF, S.W.G., swidden, swift, Swift Current, swifter, swift-footed, swift fox Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for swiddenswidden / (ˈswɪdən) / noun
Word Origin for swiddenC18: Northern English dialect variant of swithen to burn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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