heoru

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *heru, from Proto-Germanic *heruz. Cognate with Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.ru/, [ˈhe͜o.ru]

Noun

heoru m (nominative plural heorwas)

  1. sword
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord

Declension

Strong wa-stem:

singular plural
nominative heoru heorwas
accusative heoru heorwas
genitive heorwes heorwa
dative heorwe heorwum

Derived terms

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