svarmr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, whence also Old English swearm, Old High German swarm. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

Noun

svarmr m (genitive svarms, plural svarmar)

  1. swarm

Declension

Declension of svarmr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svarmr svarmrinn svarmar svarmarnir
accusative svarm svarminn svarma svarmana
dative svarmi svarminum svǫrmum svǫrmunum
genitive svarms svarmsins svarma svarmanna

Descendants

  • Danish: sværm
  • Icelandic: svarmur
  • Norwegian: sverm (Bokmål), sverm (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: svärm
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