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swin

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See also: świń

Middle English

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Noun

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swin

  1. Alternative form of swyn

Old English

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Sugu mid ānum hire fēara

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *swīn. Cognate with Old Frisian swīn, Old Saxon swīn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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swīn n

  1. pig
    Swīn etaþ ealra cynna þing.
    Pigs eat all kinds of things.
    Swīn lyst simle bewealwian on solum.
    Pigs always like rolling around in the mud.
    • unknown date, unknown author, Exeter Book, riddle 40
      Māra iċ eom and fǣtra þonne āmæsted swīn.
      I'm bigger and fatter than a fattened pig.
  2. pork
    • 9th century, Bald's Leechbook
      Ne et nīewne ċīese, ne fersċe gōs, ne fersċne ǣl, ne fersċ swīn.
      Don't eat new cheese, fresh goose, fresh eel, or fresh pork.

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative swīn swīn
accusative swīn swīn
genitive swīnes swīna
dative swīne swīnum

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