Sweorice
Old English
Etymology
Swēo (“Swede”) + rīċe (“kingdom”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswe͜oː.riː.t͡ʃe/
Proper noun
Swēorīċe n
- Sweden
Declension
Declension of Sweorice (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Swēorīċe | Swēorīċu |
accusative | Swēorīċe | Swēorīċu |
genitive | Swēorīċes | Swēorīċa |
dative | Swēorīċe | Swēorīċum |
Synonyms
- Swēoland
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “Swēorīċe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.