Sweoþeod
Old English
Alternative forms
- Swaþēod
Etymology
From Swēo (“Swede”) + þēod (“nation”). Cognate with Old Norse Svíþjóð (Icelandic Svíþjóð).
Noun
Swēoþēod f
- the Swedish people
Declension
Declension of Sweoþeod (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Swēoþēod | Swēoþēoda, Swēoþēode |
accusative | Swēoþēode | Swēoþēoda, Swēoþēode |
genitive | Swēoþēode | Swēoþēoda |
dative | Swēoþēode | Swēoþēodum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “Swēoþēod”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.