aswooned
|a-swooned|
/əˈswuːn/
(aswoon)
in a swoon
Etymology
'aswoon' is formed from the prefix 'a-' (originally a locative or on/in prefix) + the verb 'swoon'.
'aswoon' appeared in Middle English as forms like 'aswonen' or 'eswone' built from 'swoon' (Middle English 'swounen'), and developed into the modern literary/archaic form 'aswoon' and its past 'aswooned'.
Originally it meant 'in a swoon; in a fainting state', and its meaning has largely remained the same though its use became literary or archaic.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'aswoon': to faint or be overcome (literary/archaic).
She aswooned when she heard the terrible news.
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Adjective 1
in a state of swoon; overcome with strong emotion (used attributively, literary).
He lay aswooned on the floor, pale and silent.
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