swæþ

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþ, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).[1] Cognate with Old Norse svæði (“open field”).

Noun[edit]

swæþ n

  1. track, trace
  2. footprint
Declension[edit]
Declension of swæþ (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative swæþ swaþu
accusative swæþ swaþu
genitive swæþes swaþa
dative swæþe swaþum
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Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: swath, swathe
    • English: swath (“swath”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþ-. Compare Middle Low German swēde (“dressing for a wound, wrap, compress, bandage”), Middle High German swede (“wound dressing, bandage”), Middle High German swade (“strip, band, film”).

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Noun[edit]

swæþ ?

  1. bandage; swathe
Usage notes[edit]
  • The exact gender and nominative form are unknown, as the word is attested once in the dative plural form swaþum.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 3030, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3030
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