swijn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /swiːn/

Noun

swijn n

  1. pig, swine

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: zwijn
  • Limburgish: zwien

Further reading
  • “swijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “swijn”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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