zwoerd

zwoerd

Dutch

Etymology

From zwoord, a dialectal form of early modern Dutch zwaert, zweerd, from Middle Dutch swaerde (“hairy skin”), from Old Dutch *swarda, from Proto-Germanic *swardō (“overgrown surface”). Cognate with English sward, Icelandic svörður.

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Noun

zwoerd n (plural zwoerden, diminutive zwoerdje n)

1. pork rind