Old English · noun
sweord
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /swe͜ord/[swe͜orˠd]
- Syllables
- swe͜ord (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- sword
Meaning
-
sword
Sehðē, hīe spreocað in mūðe [heara], ⁊ sweord is in weolerum heara.
Behold, they speak in [their] mouth, and a sword is in their lips.
9th century, Vespasian Psalter
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.
Descendants
sword
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