svørð

Faroese

/svøːɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • sword

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sverð derived from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (sword) derived from Proto-Indo-European *su̯r̥dhom, *swer- (hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swer-

Gloss

hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

重

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