svörður

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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svörður m (genitive singular svarðar, nominative plural sverðir)

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

Declension

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