Reconstruction:Old English/swerd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.

Noun

*swerd n

1. sword

Declension

Declension of *swerd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swerd	swerd
accusative	swerd	swerd
genitive	swerdes	swerda
dative	swerde	swerdum

Descendants

• Middle English: sword, swerd
  • English: sword