Sweorice

Old English

Etymology

Swēo (“Swede”) +‎ rīċe (“kingdom”). Cognate with Swedish Sverige, Svea rike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe͜oː.riː.t͡ʃe/

Proper noun

Swēorīċe n

1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

   Synonyms: Swēoland, Swēoþēod

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Swēorīċe	Swēorīċu
accusative	Swēorīċe	Swēorīċu
genitive	Swēorīċes	Swēorīċa
dative	Swēorīċe	Swēorīċum

References

• Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Swēorīċe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.