Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *stabaswerd. Cognate with Old Saxon stafswerd, Old High German stabswert. Equivalent to stæf +‎ sweord.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæfˌswe͜ord/, [ˈstæfˌswe͜orˠd]

Noun edit

stæfsweord n

  1. sword cane

Declension edit