sweostor
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- swustor — Mercian
- swester, suoester, soester — Northumbrian
- swuster — West Saxon
- swæstar, swestar, swystor, swystar — Anglian
- sweoster, swystar, swyster
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Frisian swester, Old Saxon swestar, Old High German swestar, Old Norse systir.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sweostor f
Declension edit
Declension of sweostor
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | sweostor | ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru |
accusative | sweostor | ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru |
genitive | sweostor | ġesweostra |
dative | sweostor | ġesweostrum |