eldertongue

Old English · noun

sweot

Normalised swēot

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/swe͜oːt/
Syllables
swe͜oːt (1 syllable)
Modern English
squadronbandtroop

Meaning

  1. band, troop, squadron

Declension

Declension of sweot
SingularPlural
Nominative swēotswēot
Accusative swēotswēot
Genitive swēotesswēota
Dative swēoteswēotum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sweut, from Proto-Germanic *swajutą (“troop, host, band”).

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