swurd

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sƿurd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerdą.

Noun

swurd n

  1. (Late West Saxon) sword

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /svøt/

Noun

swurd n (plural swurden, diminutive swurdsje)

  1. sword

Further reading
  • “swurd (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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