Old English · noun
sweostorsunu
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong u-stem
- IPA
- /ˈswe͜os.torˌsu.nu/
- Syllables
- ˈswe͜os · tor · ˌsu · nu (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- sororalsistersonsororal nephewnephew
Meaning
-
sororal nephew
In þǣre þēode was in þā tīd Sǣberht cyning, Æðelberhtes swustorsunu ⁊ his hēra.
At that time Seaberht was king of that province; he was the nephew and follower of Athelberht.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
| Accusative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
| Genitive | sweostorsuna | sweostorsuna |
| Dative | sweostorsuna | sweostorsunum |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, from Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, equivalent to sweostor (“sister”) + sunu (“son”). Compare Icelandic systursonur and Swedish systerson.
Descendants
sisterson
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