svǫrðr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swarduz.

Noun

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svǫrðr m (genitive svarðar, dative sverði)

  1. the skin of the head
  2. a rope of walrus-hide

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: svörður
  • Faroese: svørður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svord, svor
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svor
  • Swedish: svål
  • Danish: svær

References

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