swamm

Gothic

Romanization

swamm

  1. romanization of πƒπ…πŒ°πŒΌπŒΌ

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (β€œtree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- (β€œsponge, tree-fungus, swamp”).

Cognate with Old High German swamb (β€œmushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svΗ«ppr (β€œsponge, fungus”), Gothic πƒπ…πŒ°πŒΌπŒΌπƒ (swamms, β€œsponge”). More at swamp.

Alternative forms

  • swom

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swΙ‘mm/, [swΙ‘m]

Noun

swamm m

  1. mushroom, fungus
  2. sponge
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative swamm swammas
accusative swamm swammas
genitive swammes swamma
dative swamme swammum

Etymology 2

Verb

swamm

  1. first/third-person singular past of swimman
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