svǫrðr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swarduz.

Noun[edit]

svǫrðr m (genitive svarðar, dative sverði)

the skin of the head
a rope of walrus-hide

Declension[edit]

Declension of svǫrðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svǫrðr	svǫrðrinn	sverðir	sverðirnir
accusative	svǫrð	svǫrðinn	svǫrðu	svǫrðuna
dative	sverði	sverðinum	svǫrðum	svǫrðunum
genitive	svarðar	svarðarins	svarða	svarðanna

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: svörður
Faroese: svørður
Norwegian Nynorsk: svord, svor
Norwegian Bokmål: svor
Swedish: svål
Danish: svær

References[edit]

svörðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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