svarmr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

svarmr m (genitive svarms, plural svarmar)

1. swarm

Declension

  Declension of svarmr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svarmr	svarmrinn	svarmar	svarmarnir
accusative	svarm	svarminn	svarma	svarmana
dative	svarmi	svarminum	svǫrmum	svǫrmunum
genitive	svarms	svarmsins	svarma	svarmanna

Descendants

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