swurd

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Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

swurd n (Late West Saxon)

  1. alternative form of sweord

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swerd, from Proto-West Germanic *swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (sharp).

Pronunciation

Noun

swurd n (plural swurden, diminutive swurdsje)

  1. sword

Further reading

  • swurd (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011