sweord

Old English

Alternative forms

• suord — Northumbrian
• swurd, swyrd — West Saxon
• sword
• *swerd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swe͜ord/, [swe͜orˠd]

Noun

sweord n

1. sword

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord

Declension

Declension of sweord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweord	sweord
accusative	sweord	sweord
genitive	sweordes	sweorda
dative	sweorde	sweordum

Derived terms

• stæfsweord

Descendants

• Middle English: sword, swerd
  • English: sword