swijn

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *swīn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīn.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /swiːn/

Noun edit

swijn n

pig, swine

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

Dutch: zwijn
- Afrikaans: swyn
Limburgish: zwien

Further reading edit

“swijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swijn”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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