heoru

Old English

Alternative forms

• heoro, hioro

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *heru, from Proto-Germanic *heruz. Cognate with Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.ru/, [ˈhe͜o.ru]

Noun

heoru m (nominative plural heorwas)

1. sword

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweord

Declension

Declension of heoru (strong wa-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heoru	heorwas
accusative	heoru	heorwas
genitive	heorwes	heorwa
dative	heorwe	heorwum

Derived terms

• herefong
• heoroswealwe (“hawk”, literally “battle-swallow”)
• Heorugār