*swarduz
Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᚱᛞᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑr.ðuz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
- rind, tough skin
- turf
Etymology
Of unknown origin. Often the only cognate compared is Latvian šērve (‘pigskin, thick (and dirty) skin layer’) and a possible reconstruction Proto-Balto-Slavic *sverdvē, though the Latvian term itself could have been borrowed through Germanic from German Low German Schörwe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | swarduz | swardiwiz |
| Acc. | swardų | swardunz |
| Gen. | swardauz | swardiwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | swardiwi | swardumaz |
| Inst. | swardū | swardumiz |
| Voc. | swardu | swardiwiz |
Descendants
-
sweard (Old English)
-
sward, swerd, swerde, swarde, swarthe, swarth, suarth (Middle English)
- sward (English)
- swaird (Scots)
-
sward, swerd, swerde, swarde, swarthe, swarth, suarth (Middle English)
-
*swarda (Old Dutch)
-
swaerde (Middle Dutch)
- zwoerd (Dutch)
-
swaerde (Middle Dutch)
-
*swarta (Old High German)
-
swarte (Middle High German)
- Schwarte (German)
-
swarte (Middle High German)
-
svǫrðr (Old Norse)
- svær (Danish)
- svørður (Faroese)
- svörður (Icelandic)
- svor (Norwegian Bokmål)
- svord, svor (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- svål (Swedish)