sweord

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swe͜ord/, [swe͜orˠd]

Noun

sweord n

sword
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord

Declension

Declension of sweord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweord	sweord
accusative	sweord	sweord
genitive	sweordes	sweorda
dative	sweorde	sweordum

Derived terms

stæfsweord

Descendants

Middle English: sword, swerd
- English: sword

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