Old English · noun

sweor

Normalised swēor

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /swe͜oːr/
Syllables: swe͜oːr (1 syllable)
Modern English: father-in-law cousin pillar column shaped

sweor1 · noun · masculine

Senses

father-in-law
cousin

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sweor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	swēor	swēoras
Accusative	swēor	swēoras
Genitive	swēores	swēora
Dative	swēore	swēorum

sweor2 · noun · masculine/feminine

Senses

pillar; column
that which is shaped like a pillar

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sweor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sweor	sweoras
Accusative	sweor	sweoras
Genitive	sweores	sweora
Dative	sweore	sweorum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Old High German swehur (German Schwäher), Middle Dutch sweer, Old Old Swedish svœr, Gothic (swaihra). The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura), Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old East Slavic свекръ (svekrŭ) (Russian свёкор (svjókor)). Compare sweġer.

From Proto-Germanic *sweruz (“pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”).

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