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Kartvelian language of northwestern Georgia
Svan (ლუშნუ ნინ lušnu nin; Georgian: სვანური ენა, romanized: svanuri ena) is a Kartvelian language spoken in the western Georgian region of Svaneti primarily
Svan_language
Ethnic subgroup of the Georgians
Georgia. They speak the Svan language and are mostly bilingual also in Georgian. Both these languages belong to the Kartvelian languages. In the pre-1930 Soviet
Svans
Language family indigenous to the South Caucasus
speakers are shifting to Turkish. The Kartvelian language family consists of four closely related languages: Svan (ლუშნუ ნინ, lušnu nin), with approximately
Kartvelian_languages
Reconstructed ancestor of the Kartvelian languages
in Svan but not in the other languages. Svan also includes a number of archaisms from the Proto-Kartvelian era, and therefore it is thought that Svan broke
Proto-Kartvelian_language
Georgian spice mix
may also be referred as Svanetian salt or Svanuri marili, while, in Svan language, it is known as lushnu jim (ლუშნუ ჯიმ). "SVANETIAN SALT". Georgian Recipes
Svan_salt
Branch of Kartvelian containing Georgian and Zan
languages, also known as Georgian–Zan, are a branch of the Kartvelian language family that contains the Georgian and Zan languages. The Svan language
Karto-Zan_languages
Historic province of Georgia
Svaneti (Svan: შუ̂ან, ლემშუ̂ანიერა; shwan, lemshwaniera, and Suania in ancient sources; Georgian: სვანეთი [ˈs̪ʷän̪e̞t̪ʰi] Svaneti) is a province in the
Svaneti
Topics referred to by the same term
Svan may refer to: Svan people, an ethnic group of the Georgian people Svan language Svaneti, a region of Georgia Lusaghbyur, Shirak, Armenia, a village
Svan
Additional letter of the Georgian alphabet
Ы (Cyrillic) Y (Latin) Georgian alphabet Svan language Mingrelian language Ossetian language Abkhaz language Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgian
Yn_(Georgian_letter)
Etymologies
other Kartvelian languages, like Mingrelian, Georgia is referred as საქორთუო sakortuo, in Laz it's ოქორთურა okortura, when in Svan it uses the same name
Names_of_Georgia
1st letter of the three Georgian scripts
umlaut, ა̄ with a macron and ა̄̈ with both umlaut and macron are used in Svan language. Latin letter A Cyrillic letter A Alpha, Greek letter Wikimedia Commons
Ani_(letter)
8th letter of the three Georgian scripts
Georgian scripts. In the Georgian language, it represented the diphthong /e̞j/. Currently, it is only used in the Svan language, where it is used for /eː/.
He_(Georgian_letter)
16th letter of the three Georgian scripts
umlaut, ო̄ with a macron and ო̄̈ with both umlaut and macron are used in Svan language. Latin letter O Cyrillic letter O Greek letter Omega (ω) Wikimedia Commons
Oni_(letter)
22nd letter of the three Georgian scripts
digraph ვი (vi) overtime. Currently, this letter is still used in the Svan language, representing the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/. It is typically
Vie_(letter)
5th letter of the three Georgian scripts
E. An additional mkhedruli eni letter, ე̄ with a macron is used in Svan language. Latin letter E Cyrillic letter E Wikimedia Commons has media related
Eni_(letter)
2017 Georgian film
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) (Karlovy Vary) Running time 97 minutes Countries Georgia Croatia United Kingdom Ireland Netherlands Qatar Languages Georgian Svan
Dede_(2017_film)
Form of a language used in written literature
Georgian dialects and other related Kartvelian languages like Svan language, Mingrelian language, and Laz language. German differentiates between Hochdeutsch/Standarddeutsch
Literary_language
Type of rough overcoat
Kabardian: щӏакӏуэ shakwe, Iron Ossetic: нымæт nymæt Russian: бурка burka, Svan: ღართ ghärt) is an overcoat made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur
Burka_(overcoat)
Official language of the country of Georgia
so-called Zan languages (Megrelian and Laz); glottochronological studies indicate that it split from the latter approximately 2700 years ago. Svan is a more
Georgian_language
Branch of Kartvelian containing Mingrelian and Laz
which is almost identical to the name given to the Mingrelians by the Svans (მჷ-ზა̈ნ mə-zän). Georgian linguist Akaki Shanidze proposed the name "Colchidian"
Zan_languages
Kartvelian language of western Georgia
the Odishi Hills and the Colchis Lowlands, from the Black Sea coast to the Svan Mountains and the Tskhenistskali River. Smaller enclaves existed in Abkhazia
Mingrelian_language
British and Manx New Year's ritual
'trace'). In Mingrelian language, the person is called მაკუჩხური maḳučxuri (from კუჩხი ḳučxi – 'foot'); and in Svan language – მჷჭშხი məč̣šxi (from ჭიშხ
First-foot
Region (mkhare) of Georgia
s̪ʷän̪e̞t̪ʰi]; Megrelian: სამარგალო-ჟიმოლენი შონე [samaɾɡalo-ʒimolenɪ ʃone]; Svan: [zan-lam ʃuan]) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population
Samegrelo-Zemo_Svaneti
23rd letter of the three Georgian scripts
rounded vowel /u/, like the pronunciation of ⟨oo⟩ in "boot". In the Svan language, Uni also represents the close front rounded vowel /y/. It is typically
Uni_(letter)
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨w⟩ in IPA
labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is the sound denoted by the letter ⟨w⟩ in the English alphabet; likewise
Voiced labial–velar approximant
Voiced_labial–velar_approximant
Former country
included in it in 131 AD. In the Svan language, the Svans refer to the Mingrelia (Samegrelo) region as Lazan, La- is the Svan territorial prefix and Lazan
Lazica
Additional letter in the Georgian alphabet
typically romanized with the letter F. Today, the letter is used in the Laz language. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgian letter Fi. Georgian Extended
Fi_(letter)
10th letter of the three Georgian scripts
I. An additional mkhedruli ini letter, ი̄ with a macron is used in Svan language. Latin letter I Cyrillic letter I Greek letter Iota Armenian letter
Ini_(Georgian)
2025 short documentary film by Mariam Khatchvani
9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) (Visions du Réel) 20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) (Sarajevo) Running time 15 minutes Countries Georgia Hungary Languages Georgian Svan
The_Men's_Land
Proposed letter of the Latin alphabet
character (possibly from the Georgian letter ჷ used in the Laz and Svan languages spoken in the Southern Caucasus).[citation needed] A similar sign, 𐆓
Tone_two
American linguist
orientation in the South Caucasian languages. (Studies in Caucasian Linguistics, 12). München: Lincom Europa. 1998 Svan (Languages of the World / Materials, vol
Kevin_Tuite
Reconstructed ancestor of the Karto-Zan languages
metallurgy and agriculture present in Svan. Klimov, Georgij A. (1998-12-31). Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages. doi:10.1515/9783110806618.
Proto-Georgian–Zan_language
An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native
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Indo-European language
branch in the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken
Armenian_language
Diverse languages between the Black and Caspian seas
Iberian language family, with a total of about 4.3 million speakers. Includes Georgian, the official language of Georgia, with four million speakers, Svan with
Languages_of_the_Caucasus
Type of defense tower in Svaneti, Georgia
Svan towers (Georgian: სვანური კოშკი, romanized: svanuri k'oshk'i) refers to the tower houses built as defensive dwellings in the Georgian historical region
Svan_towers
Caucasian ethnic group
traditions, manners, dialects and, in the case of Svans and Mingrelians, own regional languages. The Georgian language has its own unique writing system and extensive
Georgians
Soviet ethnographer (1905–1975)
fieldwork, she acquired considerable fluency in Svan, and produced some 1200 handwritten pages in the language between 1927 and 1936. She never completed her
Evdokia_Kozhevnikova
from the name still given to Mingrelian people in the Svan language Zan (see also Zan language). In the opinion of S. Dzhanashia, San was indeed an endonym
Sanni
Mountain range in the southwestern Caucasus Mountains, Georgia
Svaneti Range (Georgian: სვანეთის ქედი) is an 85 km long sub-mountain range of the Greater Caucasus, in the Svaneti region of Georgia, located south of
Svaneti_Range
15th letter of the three Georgian scripts
Georgian language, replaced by ი (i) due to its identical pronunciation. Currently, it is used in the Svan, Mingrelian and the Laz languages. It is typically
Ie_(letter)
Town in Abkhazia/Georgia
Georgian scholars, Gagra is derived from Gakra meaning "walnut" in the Svan language, while Gakari/Kakari means "a place with walnut trees", which is in
Gagra
Three related alphabets used to write Georgian
letter borrowed from Greek for a total of 35. The fourth Kartvelian language, Svan, is not commonly written, but when it is, it uses Georgian letters as
Georgian_scripts
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨qʼ⟩ in IPA
A uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this
Uvular_ejective_stop
2025. "Kalmyk". Center for Language Technology. Retrieved 29 August 2024. "Kartvelian languages | Kartvelian, Georgian, Svan & Laz". Britannica. Retrieved
Languages_of_Europe
Indus script Evdokia Kozhevnikova, ethnologist whose writings on the Svan language were rediscovered in the 2010s Nikolay Krushevsky, co-inventor of the
List_of_Russian_scientists
Proposed language family
to 38 distinct North Caucasian languages.[citation needed] The Kartvelian languages, including Georgian, Zan and Svan, were once known as South Caucasian
North_Caucasian_languages
Consonantal sound
used in some spoken languages. The sound is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet with ⟨t͡ʃʼ⟩. In some languages it is phonemically a palatal
Postalveolar ejective affricate
Postalveolar_ejective_affricate
Kartvelian language of Turkey and Georgia
language, along with its relatives Mingrelian, Laz, and Svan, comprise the Kartvelian language family. The initial breakup of Proto-Kartvelian is estimated
Laz_language
Branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family
the presence of Nakh placenames in former Dval territory, evidence of Nakh–Svan contact which probably would've required the Nakh nature of the Dvals or
Nakh_languages
Georgian dialects and other related Kartvelian languages like Svan language, Mingrelian language, and Laz language. Western Sahara was under Spanish administration
List_of_diglossic_regions
Region (mkhare) of Georgia
if the attendance is at least 10. Georgian language is spoken by the entire population. The Svan language is also spoken in Kvemo Svaneti, mostly by the
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Racha-Lechkhumi_and_Kvemo_Svaneti
Topics referred to by the same term
of Vertical Alignment (VA) panel that claims better viewing angles. Svan language, ISO 639-3 code "sva" SystemVerilog assertions This disambiguation page
SVA
Place in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia
Gebi (Georgian: ღები; literally from Svan language: "depression") is an old village in the northern part of Georgia, in the region of Racha. From the
Gebi,_Georgia
Hunting goddess from Georgian mythology
who violated them. She is most prominently attested in the stories of the Svan ethnic subgroup in northwestern Georgia. Other groups in western Georgia
Dali_(goddess)
Human habitation in Georgia before written records
that now form the Kartvelian family. The first to break away was the Svan language in northwest Georgia, in about the 19th century BC, and by the 8th century
Prehistoric_Georgia
Church building in Mestia Municipality, Georgia
shrine, its designation deriving from the name of Cyricus in the local Svan language. It is a hall church, adorned with frescoes painted by Tevdore in 1111/1112
Lagurka
Consonantal sound
Abkhaz, Adyghe, Amharic, Archi, Chechen, Ingush, Georgian, Mingrelian, Laz, Svan, Hadza, Kabardian, Lezgian, Lakota, Nez Perce, Quechua, Tigrinya, isiXhosa
Ejective_consonant
entirely intelligible with each other. The three other Kartvelian languages—Mingrelian, Svan and Laz—are sisters to Georgian, but are only partly intelligible
Georgian_dialects
Unicode character block
Asomtavruli Georgian characters used to write Modern Georgian, Svan, and Mingrelian languages. Another lower case, Nuskhuri, is encoded in a separate Georgian
Georgian_(Unicode_block)
Guinea Svan – ლუშნუ ნინ Spoken in: Georgia Swahili – Kiswahili Official language in: Kenya , Tanzania , and Uganda Swazi – siSwati Official language in:
List_of_language_names
Subethnic group of Kartvelian people
people, speaking the Zan languages. Kartvelian peoples Karts Zans (Mingrelians and Laz people) Svans Kartvelian languages Zan languages Danelia, Korneli. Encyclopaedia
Zans
Northwest Caucasian peoples. Kartvelian languages Georgians Zans Lazs Mingrelians Svans Dvals Northeast Caucasian languages Avar–Andic peoples: Andis Akhvakhs
Ethnic_groups_in_the_Caucasus
Swedish cross-country skier
Gunde Anders Svan (born 12 January 1962) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his cross-country skiing career he won
Gunde_Svan
Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus (born 1942)
Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbrɑm də ˈsʋaːn]; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University
Abram_de_Swaan
Airport in Venezuela
Anaco Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Anaco) (IATA: AAO, ICAO: SVAN), is an airport serving Anaco, a city in the Anzoátegui state of Venezuela. The runway
Anaco_Airport
Language policy in the Soviet Union
Northwest Caucasian Language Family Abaza-Abkhaz Abaza Abkhaz Ubykh-Circassian Ubykh † Circassian Kabardian Adyghe Kartvelian Languages Svan Karto-Zan Georgian
Languages_of_the_Soviet_Union
Type of morphosyntactic alignment in linguistic typology
marking, such as the verb meaning 'to boil'. Other Kartvelian languages such Laz, Svan, and Old Georgian show similar systems, while the position of Mingrelian
Active–stative_alignment
Medieval church in the Mestia Municipality, Georgia
designation Jgrag derives from the name of Saint George in the local Svan language. It is a hall church, adorned with frescoes painted by Tevdore in 1130
Nakipari_church
Boat used by the Italian Royal Navy
World War II. Originally, "MAS" referred to motobarca armata SVAN (armed motorboat SVAN), Società Veneziana Automobili Navali (Naval Automobile Society
MAS_(motorboat)
Deity of birds and animals in Georgian mythology
the Bare Mountain". To the Svan, Apsat is the patron of fish and birds. In this capacity, he works with Dzhgyrag (the Svan name for St. George), who is
Apsat_(mythology)
Georgian dish
kubed (Georgian: კუბდარი, Svan: კუბედ) is a Georgian filled bread dish which is particularly a national dish of the Svans. The bread is leavened and
Kubdari
Grammar of the Laz language
Georgian (me-...-e) and Svan (me-...-e) The fractional numbers' derivation rule in Laz and Megrelian is akin to Old Georgian and Svan. Laz verbs are inflected
Laz_grammar
Dam in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
ancient traditions and Christianity. The Svans, an ethnographic group of the Georgian people, have their own language and traditions, their own architectural
Khudoni_Hydro_Power_Plant
1930 film
As one of the earliest ethnographic films, it documents the life of the Svan people in the isolated mountain village of Ushguli in Svanetia, in the northwestern
Salt_for_Svanetia
Proposed language family
the Kartvelian languages (Georgian, Laz, Mingrelian, and Svan). In 1884, the German orientalist Fritz Hommel further included all languages of the Caucasus
Alarodian_languages
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
basic vocabulary include kinship terms such as mātar- (mother), nas- (nose), śvan- (dog). According to Jamison, pronouns and some words outside the semantic
Sanskrit
Ethnographic group of Georgians
of extensive Nakh-Svan contact before the advent of Iranian-speaking invaders. Thus, in order to have extensive contact with the Svans, enough for the strong
Dvals
0-103 ∮-Svan-∮ 0-1 • Georgian films Iran
Lists_of_films
Georgian politician and military commander (1938–2023)
Tengiz Kitovani (Georgian: თენგიზ კიტოვანი tengiz k’it’ovani; 9 June 1938 – 13 November 2023) was a Georgian politician and military officer who was a
Tengiz_Kitovani
An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native
List of endangered languages in Europe
List_of_endangered_languages_in_Europe
Georgian-Soviet actor and film director
Mikheil Giorgis dze Gelovani (6 January [O.S. 25 December 1892] 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals
Mikheil_Gelovani
Community of villages in Svaneti, Georgia
medieval characteristics, including unique defensive tower houses called Svan towers. Because of their preservation and traditional architecture, Ushguli
Ushguli
2024 Swedish coming-of-age drama film by Sigge Eklund
including their own parents. Felicia Maxime as Agnes Svan Edvin Ryding as Noel Zara Larsson as Julia Svan Ida Engvoll as Carina Mustafa Al-Mashhadani as Amir
A_Part_of_You
Georgian politician
Akaki Asatiani (Georgian: აკაკი ასათიანი; born 22 October 1953) is a Georgian politician and a former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia. Before
Akaki_Asatiani
Mountainous tribe in the western Caucasus
with Faustus' Egro-Svans. According to these scholars the self-identification of Svan Mushuan was changed into Misimian in Greek language. According to Gasviani
Misimians
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Georgian-French film director
Géla Babluani (Georgian: გელა ბაბლუანი) is a Georgian–French film director. Babluani was born in Tbilisi, son of prominent director Temur Babluani. At
Géla_Babluani
Georgian goddess
goddess in Georgian mythology, specifically of the Svan ethnic subgroup. Like many other deities of the Svan pantheon, her name is derived from a Christian
Lamaria
20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator (1901–1975)
Elene Akhvlediani (Georgian: ელენე ახვლედიანი; April 5, 1898 in Telavi – December 30, 1975 in Tbilisi) was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist
Elene_Akhvlediani
Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken in Chitral, Pakistan
Kalasha (IPA: [kaɫaʂaː], locally: Kal'as'amondr) is an Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people, in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kalasha_language
Verb form that usually expresses perfective aspect and refers to past events
The Indigenous Languages of the Caucasus, Volume 1, The Kartvelian Languages (1991, Caravan Books), pp. 219-312. Karl Horst Schmidt, "Svan", The Indigenous
Aorist
Pronounced using the throat
Lakota Mandarin Chinese Manx Mongolian Kartvelian languages (i.e. Georgian, Mingrelian, Laz, Svan) Kazakh Kurdish Kyrgyz Pashto Persian Punjabi Russian
Guttural
Soviet mountaineer (1935–1969)
Republic. His father, Vissarion Khergiani, was one of the first well-known Svan climbers. He scaled the two-peaked Georgian mountain Ushba in 1937. His uncle
Mikhail_Khergiani
Soviet general (1915–1978)
Archil Viktorovich Gelovani (Georgian: არჩილ გელოვანი, Russian: Арчил Викторович Геловани; 27 November [O.S. 14 November] 1915 – 19 August 1978) was a
Archil_Gelovani
Grammar of the Mingrelian language
Proto-Kartvelian language, except arti (one) and eçi (twenty), which are considered as a Karto-Zan heritage, since there are no regular equivalents in Svan. In Mingrelian
Mingrelian_grammar
Swedish cross-country skier (born 1963)
Marie Svan (née Johansson; born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 5 kilometre classical at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Marie_Svan
Latvian luger (born 1969)
Aivis Švāns (born 2 May 1969) is a Latvian luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. His wife is Evija Šulce. Evans,
Aivis_Švāns
One of the Georgian dialects
Tsatsloba World Heritage Sites Languages Old Georgian Middle Georgian Georgian (Proto-Kartvelian, Proto–Georgian–Zan, Svan, Zan, Mingrelian, Laz) Georgian
Adjaran_dialect
have several names in different languages, including former names. Many cities have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone
List of names of Asian cities in different languages
List_of_names_of_Asian_cities_in_different_languages
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Norse
Swan.
Boy/Male
Swedish Scandinavian
Young.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American Celtic Scottish Welsh
Stone.
Female
English
 Anglicized form of Welsh Siân, SHAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Shan.
Boy/Male
Hindu
From Avanindra meaning Lord of earth, From Sanskrit term Avanindra meaning one who owns the earth
Boy/Male
Norse
Swan.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pride, Peaceful
Male
English
(Иван) Russian form of Greek Ioannes, IVAN means "God is gracious." In use by the English, Czechs and Ukrainians.
Boy/Male
Dutch American
Equivalent of 'de' in French names. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given...
Girl/Female
English Welsh
Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favour. A Feminine form of John.. From the Old French...
Male
English
 Short form of English Vance, VAN means "lives by a fen/marsh."
Boy/Male
Welsh
Son of Evan.
Male
English
Short form of English Stanley, STAN means "stone clearing," and other names containing Old English stan, meaning "stone."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Gift from God
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic short form of names beginning with svanr, SVANA means "swan."Â
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Sveinn, SVEN means "boy."
Girl/Female
Biblical
A bush or thorn.
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.Dutch (De Van) : metonymic occupational name for a winnower or a maker of winnowing fans, from Middle Dutch van(ne) ‘fan’.English : Western English variant of Fann.Czech (Vaň) : from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Vęceslav (see Vacek).Ukrainian : from a short form of the personal name Ivan, Slavic form of John.
Boy/Male
English American
Stony field; lives by the stony grove.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SEAN means "God is gracious."
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
British, English
English Place Name and Surname
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Manchester)
English (chiefly Manchester) : occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in lye (a strong alkali) to cleanse it, from an agent derivative of Middle English bouken ‘to wash’ (from Middle Dutch būken).
Female
Egyptian
, the mother of Hem-bai.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Greek
A Healing; A Combination of the Initials J and C
Girl/Female
German Teutonic
Free.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ancient malwa, Ujjain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sweet person, Sweet, Surgery
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord's Praises
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nehshal | நேஹà¯à®·à®¾à®²Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
One who Brings Victory
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
SVAN LANGUAGE
n.
The van; the front.
n.
A wing; a van.
n.
Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
n.
A female swan.
a.
In the van or front.
n.
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.
imp. & p. p.
of Scan
n.
A young swan.
imp. & p. p.
of Span
n.
A corruption of Swan-upping.
n.
See Van-courier.
n.
A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dyers and Vintners; -- called also swan-hopping.
n.
Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.
a.
Resembling a swan.
n.
The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
n.
A large swan.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Span
v. t.
To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Scan
n.
The fore part; van.