swæþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswæθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *swaþō. Cognate with Old Norse svæði (“open field”).

Noun

swæþ n

  1. swath; a track; the mark left by a moving body; a single footprint or a series of footprints
  2. vestige; trace
Declension
Declension of swæþ
Case Singular Plural
nominative swæþ swaþu
accusative swæþ swaþu
genitive swæþes swaþa
dative swæþe swaþum
  • swaþu
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swaþ-.

Alternative forms
  • swaþu

Noun

swæþ ?

  1. bandage; swathe
Usage notes
  • The exact gender and nominative form are unknown, as the word is attested once in the dative plural form swaþum.
Derived terms
  • swaþul
Descendants
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