heoru
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *heru, from Proto-Germanic *heruz. Cognate with Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editheoru m (nominative plural heorwas)
- sword
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord
Declension
editDeclension of heoru (strong wa-stem)
Derived terms
edit- herefong
- heoroswealwe (“hawk”, literally “battle-swallow”)
- Heorugār
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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