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Old English · noun

swealwe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈswæ͜ɑl.we/
[ˈswæ͜ɑɫ.we]
Syllables
ˈswæ͜ɑl · we (2 syllables)
Modern English
swallow

Meaning

  1. swallow (bird)

Declension

Declension of swealwe
SingularPlural
Nominative swealweswealwan
Accusative swealwanswealwan
Genitive swealwanswealwena
Dative swealwanswealwum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, related to Old High German swalwa, Old Norse svala.

Descendants

swallow

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