svärd
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sværþ, from Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European *su̯r̥dhom, ultimately from *swer- (“to cut; to fester”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svärd n
- a sword
- Riddaren drog sitt svärd
- The knight drew his sword
- Han svingade svärdet
- He swung his sword
- Han stötte svärdet i drakens buk
- He thrust his sword into the belly of the dragon
- Han högg av tentakeln med svärdet
- He cut off the tentacle with his sword
- svärdets vassa egg
- the sharp edge of the sword
- smida ett svärd
- forge a sword
Declension
Declension of svärd
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- blankvapen (“edged or bladed weapon”)
Derived terms
See also
References
- svärd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svärd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svärd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)