Old English · noun
sweostor
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈswe͜os.tor/
- Syllables
- ˈswe͜os · tor (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sister
Meaning
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sister
An. DCC.XVII Hēr Ingild Īnes broþor forðferde, ⁊ heora swystor wǣron Cwēnburh ⁊ Cūþburh. Year 717 In this year Ine's brother Ingild died; their sisters were Cwenburg and Cuthburg.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sweostor | ġesweostorġesweostraġesweostru |
| Accusative | sweostor | ġesweostorġesweostraġesweostru |
| Genitive | sweostor | ġesweostra |
| Dative | sweostor | ġesweostrum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Frisian swester, Old Saxon swestar, Old High German swestar, Old Norse systir.
Descendants
sister
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