See also: svørður

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse svǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz. Cognate with English sward.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

svörður m (genitive singular svarðar, nominative plural sverðir)

  1. skin, especially that of the head under the hair
  2. sward, turf
  3. (Austurland) peat

Declension edit