sweord

Old English

Alternative forms

• suord, sword, swyrd, swurd
• sƿeord — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swe͜ord/, [swe͜orˠd]

Noun

sweord n

1. a sword

Declension

Declension of sweord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweord	sweord
accusative	sweord	sweord
genitive	sweordes	sweorda
dative	sweorde	sweordum

Descendants

• Middle English: sword, swerd
  • English: sword