sveinn

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • boy, lad
  • servant, lackey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swainaz (servant, young man, relative) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swé (self, oneself, separate, reflexive pronoun, apart, without, by oneself, away, aside).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swé

Gloss

self, oneself, separate, reflexive pronoun, apart, without, by oneself, away, aside

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

自, 己

Emoji

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