eldertongue

Old English · noun

swin

Normalised swīn

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

Meaning

  1. pig

    Swīn etaþ ealra cynna þing.

    Pigs eat all kinds of things.

  2. pork

    Ne et nīewne ċīese, ne fersċe gōs, ne fersċne ǣl, ne fersċ swīn.

    Don't eat new cheese, fresh goose, fresh eel, or fresh pork.

    9th century, Bald's Leechbook

Declension

Declension of swin
SingularPlural
Nominative swīnswīn
Accusative swīnswīn
Genitive swīnesswīna
Dative swīneswīnum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīn. Cognate with Old Frisian swīn, Old Saxon swīn.

Descendants

swine

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