svörður

See also: svørður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz. Cognate with Westrobothnian sjwal and English sward.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvœrðʏr]
    Rhymes: -œrðʏr

Noun

svörður m (genitive singular svarðar, nominative plural sverðir)

  1. skin, especially that of the head under the hair
  2. sward, turf
  3. (regional, Eastern Iceland) peat

Declension

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