sweord
Middle English
Noun
sweord
- (Early Middle English or West Midlands) alternative form of sword
Old English
Alternative forms
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
- sword
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord
- 9th century, Vespasian Psalter
- Sehðē, hīe spreocað in mūðe [heara], ⁊ sweord is in weolerum heara.
- Behold, they speak in [their] mouth, and a sword is in their lips.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sweord | sweord |
| accusative | sweord | sweord |
| genitive | sweordes | sweorda |
| dative | sweorde | sweordum |