sweostorsunu
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, from Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, equivalent to sweostor (“sister”) + sunu (“son”). Compare Icelandic systursonur and Swedish systerson.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sweostorsunu m
Declension edit
Declension of sweostorsunu (strong u-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
| accusative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
| genitive | sweostorsuna | sweostorsuna |
| dative | sweostorsuna | sweostorsunum |
Related terms edit
- brōþorsunu (“fraternal nephew”)
- brōþordohtor (“fraternal niece”)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: sustersone, systerson, suster sune, suster sone, soster sone, sistur sun, sister sun
- English: sisterson
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sweostorsunu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.