See also: swede

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (Sweden, literally Swede nation), itself from Swēo (Swede), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (Swede). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede.

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  • IPA(key): /swiːd/
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  • Rhymes: -iːd

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Swede (plural Swedes)

  1. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
  2. (historical) A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

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  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

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Etymology 1 edit

From Dutch Zweden, from Middle Dutch Zweden, Sweden.

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Swede

  1. Sweden (a country in Northern Europe)
    Synonym: Koninkryk van Swede
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Swede

  1. plural of Sweed