swinn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swin- (“to sound; sound, melody”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Latin sonō (“sound, resound”), Latin sonus (“sound, noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swinn/, [swin]

Noun

swinn m

1. melody

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swinn	swinnas
accusative	swinn	swinnas
genitive	swinnes	swinna
dative	swinne	swinnum

Related terms

• ġeswin
• swan
• swinsian
• swinsweġ