sweostor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Frisian swester, Old Saxon swestar, Old High German swestar, Old Norse systir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswe͜os.tor/

Noun

sweostor f

  1. (West Saxon) sister
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCC.XVII Hēr Ingild Īnes broþor forðferde, ⁊ heora swystor wǣron Cwēnburh ⁊ Cūþburh.
      Year 717 In this year Ine's brother Ingild died; their sisters were Cwenburg and Cuthburg.

Declension

singular plural
nominative sweostor ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru
accusative sweostor ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru
genitive sweostor ġesweostra
dative sweostor ġesweostrum

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Descendants

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