sweord
/swe͜ord/
Noun
Etymology & Origins
From Proto-Germanic *swerdą. Cognate with Old Frisian swerd, Old Saxon swerd, Old Dutch swert, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverð.
Definitions
- 1.
sword
9th century, Vespasian Psalter Sehðē, hīe spreocað in mūðe [heara], ⁊ sweord is in weolerum heara.
Behold, they speak in [their] mouth, and a sword is in their lips.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Sum hǣðen man wolde hine ācwellan mid ātogenum swurde, and sē hālga ālēat, and āstrehte his swūran under ðām scīnendan brande.
A certain heathen man wanted to kill him with a drawn sword, and the holy man bent down and stretched out his neck under the shining brand.
Inflection Table
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | sweord | sweord |
| Acc | sweord | sweord |
| Gen | sweordes | sweorda |
| Dat | sweorde | sweordum |
| Inst | — | — |
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