I. ˈswag verb
( swagged ; swag·ging )
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock
Date: 1530
intransitive verb
1. : sway , lurch
2. : sag , droop
transitive verb
1. : to adorn with swags
2. : to arrange (as drapery) in swags
II. noun
Date: 1660
1. : sway 1
2.
a. : something (as a decoration) hanging in a curve between two points : festoon
b. : a suspended cluster (as of evergreen branches)
3.
a. : goods acquired by unlawful means : loot
b. : spoils, profits
4. : a depression in the earth
5. chiefly Australian : a pack of personal belongings