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swan

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
swan, swon, es; m.
A swan
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  • Suan

    holor,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 42.
  • Swan,

      43, 7.
  • Suon

    olor,

      115, 45.
  • Swon, ilfetu, 63, 40;

    alvor,

      6, 55.
  • Swann

    olor,

    i.
      62, 12.
  • Swan

    diomedia,

      63, 14.
  • Swanes feðre, Exon. Th. 207, 6; Ph. 137.

    For instances of the word in local names, see

    swonleáh, swonweg,
      Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 48, 78.
Etymology
[O.L. Ger. swan: O.H. Ger. swan; m., swana; f. cygnus: Icel. svanr.]
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