swamm
Gothic
Romanization
swamm
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼
Old English
Etymology 1
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
- swom
- sƿamm — wynn spelling
Pronunciation
Noun
swamm m
Declension
Declension of swamm (strong a-stem)
Etymology 2
Verb
swamm
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- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
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- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old English non-lemma forms
- Old English verb forms
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