svǫrðr

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

the skin of the head
a rope of walrus-hide

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (turf, rind).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swarduz

Gloss

turf, rind

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sward English
Schwarte German
svor Norwegian Bokmål
*swarduz Proto-Germanic
sweard Old English
sward Middle English
swarth Middle English
hundesvær Danish
svær Danish
svarðmosi Icelandic
svörður Icelandic
swarte Middle High German
sjwal Westrobothnian