*swalwǭ
Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᛚᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑl.wɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
swallow (bird)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly related to Russian солове́й (solovéj, ‘nightingale’). Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn) (alkuṓn, ‘kingfisher’), in which case the corresponding PGmc reconstruction would be *swalhwǭ.
Kroonen compares *sūliz (‘column, pillar’) and *sūljaną (‘to insert a wedge-shaped piece into an incision’), explaining that the gannet and swallow were named for their wedge-shaped tails. In this case, the original form *swoHl-weh₂- would have developed into *swalwǭ by Dybo's law.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | swalwǭ | swalwōniz |
| Acc. | swalwōnų | swalwōnunz |
| Gen. | swalwōniz | swalwōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | swalwōni | swalwōmaz |
| Inst. | swalwōnē | swalwōmiz |
| Voc. | swalwǭ | swalwōniz |
Descendants
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swalwa, *swalawa (Old Dutch)
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swalwe, swalewe (Middle Dutch)
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zwaluw, zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm (Dutch)
- swael (Afrikaans)
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zwaluw, zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm (Dutch)
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swalwe, swalewe (Middle Dutch)
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*swalwa, *swalawa (Old Dutch)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swealwe, swealewe (Old English)
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swalwe, swalewe, swalowe, swhalow, sualow, swalow, swalue, swolwe, swaluwe, swalew, swalugh (Middle English)
- swallow (English)
- swalla, swallae (Scots)
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swalwe, swalewe, swalowe, swhalow, sualow, swalow, swalue, swolwe, swaluwe, swalew, swalugh (Middle English)
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swealwe, swealewe (Old English)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swale (Old Frisian)
- swaal, swul, swol (North Frisian)
- Swoalke, Swoolke (Saterland Frisian)
- swel (West Frisian)
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swale (Old Frisian)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
- Schwalme (Alemannic German)
- śwojmła (Vilamovian)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
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Schwalleb, Schwallef, Schmallef, Schmollef, Schmorbel, Schmärbel, Schmälwer, Schwalwer, Schwalfter, Schwarbel, Schwawel, Schwaal (Central Franconian)
- Schwalleb (Hunsrik)
- Schmuewel, Schmuebel, Schmuelef (Luxembourgish)
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Schwalleb, Schwallef, Schmallef, Schmollef, Schmorbel, Schmärbel, Schmälwer, Schwalwer, Schwalfter, Schwarbel, Schwawel, Schwaal (Central Franconian)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
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Schwalbe (German)
- schwalbe (Dutch)
- šwalbkowate (Silesian)
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Schwalbe (German)
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swalwe (Middle High German)
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swalawa (Old High German)
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*swalwā (Proto-West Germanic)
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swala (Old Saxon)
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swale (Middle Low German)
- swaalfe (Dutch Low Saxon)
- Schwaale (German Low German)
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swale (Middle Low German)
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swala (Old Saxon)
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svala (Old Norse)
- såla (Elfdalian)
- svala (Faroese)
- svale (Gutnish)
- svala (Icelandic)
- ?, svale (Norwegian)
- svala (Scanian)
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svala (Old Norse)
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swalæ, swolæ (Old Danish)
- svale, sole (Danish)
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swalæ, swolæ (Old Danish)
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svala (Old Norse)
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svala (Old Swedish)
- svala (Swedish)
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svala (Old Swedish)
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*svālfō (Proto-Samic)
- spálfu (Northern Sami)