sweostorsunu

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, from Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, equivalent to sweostor (“sister”) +‎ sunu (“son”). Compare Icelandic systursonur and Swedish systerson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswe͜os.torˌsu.nu/

Noun

sweostorsunu m

  1. sororal nephew
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      In þǣre þēode was in þā tīd Sǣberht cyning, Æðelberhtes swustorsunu ⁊ his hēra.
      At that time Seaberht was king of that province; he was the nephew and follower of Athelberht.

Declension

Strong u-stem:

singular plural
nominative sweostorsunu sweostorsuna
accusative sweostorsunu sweostorsuna
genitive sweostorsuna sweostorsuna
dative sweostorsuna sweostorsunum

Descendants

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