svarmr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, whence also Old English swearm, Old High German swarm. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (to buzz, hum).

Noun

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svarmr m (genitive svarms, plural svarmar)

  1. swarm

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Danish: sværm
  • Icelandic: svarmur
  • Norwegian: sverm (Bokmål), sverm (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: svärm