swerd

English

Noun

swerd (plural swerds)

1. Obsolete form of sword.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

swerd (plural swerds)

1. Alternative form of sword

Etymology 2

Noun

swerd

1. Alternative form of sward

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɛrd/

Noun

swerd n

1. a sword

Declension

swerd (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	swerd	swerd
accusative	swerd	swerd
genitive	swerdes	swerdō
dative	swerde	swerdun
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Low German: Sweerd
• Plautdietsch: Schwieet

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)