swamm

Gothic

Romanization

swamm

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (“tree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- (“sponge, tree-fungus, swamp”).

Cognate with Old High German swamb (“mushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svǫppr (“sponge, fungus”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (swamms, “sponge”). More at swamp.

Alternative forms

• swom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɑmm/, [swɑm]

Noun

swamm m

1. mushroom, fungus
2. sponge

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swamm	swammas
accusative	swamm	swammas
genitive	swammes	swamma
dative	swamme	swammum

Etymology 2

Verb

swamm

1. first/third-person singular past of swimman