*swōnō

Runic: ᛊᚹᛟᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈswɔː.nɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

reconciliation; atonement
agreement
appeasement
offering; sacrifice

Etymology

Uncertain; one theory derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (‘healthy; whole; active; vigorous’), and compares it with Latin sānus (‘healthy’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	swōnō	swōnôz
Acc.	swōnǭ	swōnōz
Gen.	swōnōz	swōnǫ̂
Dat.	swōnōi	swōnōmaz
Inst.	swōnō	swōnōmiz
Voc.	swōnō	swōnôz

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Descendants

*swōnu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *suona (Old Dutch)
  - soene (Middle Dutch)
    - zoen (Dutch)
      - soen (Afrikaans)
*swōnu (Proto-West Germanic)
- sōne (Old Frisian)
  - sone (North Frisian)
  - Soune, Soon (Saterland Frisian)
  - soen (West Frisian)
*swōnu (Proto-West Germanic)
- suona (Old High German)
  - suone, süene (Middle High German)
    - Sühne (German)
*swōnu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swōna, sōna (Old Saxon)
  - swône, sône, swö̂ne, sö̂n (Middle Low German)
    - Söhn (German Low German)
són (Old Norse)
- són (Icelandic)
sonar- (Old Norse)
- són (Icelandic)

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