swæþ
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *swaþ, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).[1] Cognate with Old Norse svæði (“open field”).
Noun
editswæþ n
Declension
editDeclension of swæþ (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *swaþ-. Compare Middle Low German swēde (“dressing for a wound, wrap, compress, bandage”), Middle High German swede (“wound dressing, bandage”), Middle High German swade (“strip, band, film”).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editswæþ ?
Usage notes
edit- The exact gender and nominative form are unknown, as the word is attested once in the dative plural form swaþum.
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3030”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3030
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