svear

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse svíar.

Noun

svear m pl (definite plural svearne)

1. (historical) Swedes, members of the North Germanic tribe

References

• “svear” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “svear” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• arves, raves, saver, svare, vares, vaser, versa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse svíar.

Noun

svear m pl (definite plural sveane)

1. (historical) Swedes, members of the North Germanic tribe

References

• “svear” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “svear”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams

• ervas, revas, serva, svare, vares, veras, vêras, versa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish svear, Old Swedish sviar, from Old Norse svíar, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô (“Swede”), of disputed etymology, but perhaps from *swe- (“one's own, self”).

Noun

svear c pl

1. (historical, plural only) Swedes (members of a North Germanic tribe)

Declension

Declension of svear

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	-	-
	definite	-	-
plural	indefinite	svear	svears
	definite	svearna	svearnas

See also

• Svea

References

• svear in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svear in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svear in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)