swealwe

Old English

Alternative forms

sƿealƿe, swealewe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ, whence also Old High German swalwa, Old Norse svala.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswæɑ̯lwe/

Noun

swealwe f

swallow (bird)
Ān swealwe ne wyrcþ nānne sumer, ne ān dæġ.
One swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day.

Declension

Declension of swealwe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swealwe	swealwan
accusative	swealwan	swealwan
genitive	swealwan	swealwena
dative	swealwan	swealwum

Descendants

Middle English: swalwe, swalewe, swalowe, swhalow, sualow, swalow, swalue, swolwe, swaluwe, swalew, swalugh
- English: swallow
- Scots: swalla, swallae

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