sweard

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sƿeard

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swarduz; akin to Old Norse svǫrðr.

Noun

sweard m

  1. skin, rind [1]

Descendants
  • Middle English: sward
    • Scots: swaird
    • English: sward

References
  1. A glossary: or, Collection of words, phrases, names, and allusions ..., Volume 2 by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (London, 1888), p. 855
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