Swinge
Swinge (swinj) , verb and noun
Swinge (swinjd) , transitive verb
[Old English swengen, Anglo-Saxon swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1.
To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
I had swinged him soundly.
And swinges his own vices in his son.
2.
To move as a lash; to lash. [Obsolete]
Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
Swinge , noun
1.
The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obsolete] — Waller
2.
Power; sway; influence. [Obsolete]