swamm

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Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

swamm

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

swamm m

  1. mushroom, fungus
  2. sponge
Declension[edit]
Declension of swamm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative swamm swammas
accusative swamm swammas
genitive swammes swamma
dative swamme swammum

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

swamm

  1. first/third-person singular past of swimman
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