sough
A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling soundA murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
Meaning
6 sensesA murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
ше́лестšélest
A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath.
A (deep) sigh.
A small drain; an adit.
(Scotland, obsolete)A vague rumour.
(Scotland, obsolete)A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old EnFrom Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old English swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-, same source as English echo (via Ancient Greek). Cognate with Scots souch (“sough”), Icelandic súgur (“a rushing sound, rustle”). Noun replaced Middle English swei, sweȝ from Old English swēg. More at swoon.
From Middle English sough (whence also Scots sheuch (“ditch”)), from Old English *sōh, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”); compare dialectal Dutch zoeg (“ditch”), and English sitch.
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