sweostorsunu
Old English
Alternative forms
- sƿeostorsunu – wynn spelling
Etymology
From sweostor (“sister”) + sunu (“son”).
Noun
sweostorsunu m
- sororal nephew
Declension
Declension of sweostorsunu (strong u-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
accusative | sweostorsunu | sweostorsuna |
genitive | sweostorsuna | sweostorsuna |
dative | sweostorsuna | sweostorsunum |
Related terms
- brōþorsunu (“fraternal nephew”)
- brōþordohtor (“fraternal niece”)
References
- sweostorsunu in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary