sverd

See also: sverð

Norwegian Bokmål

Sverd

Etymology

From Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to cut, to fester”).

Noun

sverd n (definite singular sverdet, indefinite plural sverd, definite plural sverda or sverdene)

1. a sword

   I gamle dager sloss de med sverd.

   In the old days people fought using swords.

Derived terms

• pennen er mektigere enn sverdet

References

• “sverd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svørd (dialectal)
• svard (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to cut, to fester”). Akin to English sword.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋɛːr/, /sʋɛrd/

Noun

sverd n (definite singular sverdet, indefinite plural sverd, definite plural sverda)

1. a sword

   I gamle dagar slost dei med sverd.

   In the old days people fought using swords.

References

• “sverd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.