*swait-
Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᛁᛏ- Pronunciation: /ˈswɑi̯.tɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
sweat; blood
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *swoyd-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (‘to sweat’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | swaitaz, swaitą, swaitô | swaitōz, swaitōs, swaitō, swaitaniz |
| Acc. | swaitą, swaitanų | swaitanz, swaitō, swaitanunz |
| Gen. | swaitas, swaitis, swaitiniz | swaitǫ̂, swaitanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | swaitai, swaitini | swaitamaz, swaitammaz |
| Inst. | swaitō, swaitinē | swaitamiz, swaitammiz |
| Voc. | swait, swaitą, swaitô | swaitōz, swaitōs, swaitō, swaitaniz |
Descendants
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swāt (Old English)
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swate, swote, swot, swete, swet (Middle English)
- swot (English)
- swate, swait, swete, sweit (Scots)
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swate, swote, swot, swete, swet (Middle English)
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swāt (Old English)
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swate, swote, swot, swete, swet (Middle English)
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sweat (English)
- ŝvito (Esperanto)
-
sweat (English)
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swate, swote, swot, swete, swet (Middle English)
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swēt (Old Frisian)
- swiet (North Frisian)
- Sweet (Saterland Frisian)
- swit (West Frisian)
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swēt (Old Saxon)
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swēt (Middle Low German)
- Sweet (German Low German)
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swēt (Middle Low German)
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*swēt (Old Dutch)
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swêet (Middle Dutch)
- zweet (Dutch)
- zweit (Limburgish)
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swêet (Middle Dutch)
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sweiz (Old High German)
-
sweiz (Middle High German)
- Schweiß (German)
- Schweess (Luxembourgish)
- śwaas (Vilamovian)
-
sweiz (Middle High German)
- sveiti (Old Norse)
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? (Old Norse)
- sved (Danish)
- sveiti, sveitti (Faroese)
- sveiti, sviti (Icelandic)
- svette (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sveitte, sveite (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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? (Old Norse)
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svēter, svetter, svēte (Old Swedish)
- svett (Swedish)
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svēter, svetter, svēte (Old Swedish)