sweord

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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

Noun

sweord n

  1. sword
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sweord sweord
accusative sweord sweord
genitive sweordes sweorda
dative sweorde sweordum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sword, swerd