suod

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English sword.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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suod (plural suod dem, quantified suod)

  1. sword
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Iibruu 11:37:
      Dem stuon som a dem, an tek saa kot dem iina tuu an yuuz suod kil dem aaf tu []
      They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword []
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 13:10:
      Ef nobadi fi get lak op iina prizn, a dat a-go apm tu dem. Ef nobadi fi get kil wid di suod, dem a-go get kil wid di suod []
      If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain []