Old English · proper noun
Deorswiþ
Normalised Dēorswiþ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈde͜oːr.swiθ/[ˈde͜oːrˠ.zwiθ]
- Syllables
- ˈde͜oːr · swiθ (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a female given name
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Deuʀaswinþ, from *deuʀ (“animal, beast”) + *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to dēor + swiþ. Cognate with Old High German Teorswint.
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