swamm

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Gothic

Romanization

swamm

Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (“tree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- (“sponge, tree-fungus, swamp”).

Cognate with Old High German swamb (“mushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svǫppr (“sponge, fungus”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (swamms, “sponge”). More at swamp.

Alternative forms

swom

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swɑmm/,

Noun

swamm m

mushroom, fungus
sponge

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swamm	swammas
accusative	swamm	swammas
genitive	swammes	swamma
dative	swamme	swammum

Etymology 2

Verb

swamm

first/third-person singular past of swimman

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