sweard

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swarduz; akin to Old Norse svǫrðr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /swæ͜ɑrd/, [swæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun[edit]

sweard m

  1. skin, rind [1]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: sward

References[edit]

  1. ^ A glossary: or, Collection of words, phrases, names, and allusions ..., Volume 2 by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (London, 1888), p. 855