Swæfas

Old English

Alternative forms

• Swǣfe

Etymology

From Latin Suēbī, from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæː.fɑs/, [ˈswæː.vɑs]
• Rhymes: -æː.fɑs

Proper noun

Swǣfas m

1. the Suebi

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Swǣfas
accusative	—	Swǣfas
genitive	—	Swǣfa
dative	—	Swǣfum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “Swǽfas”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.