swin

See also: świń

Middle English

Noun

swin

1. Alternative form of swyn

Old English

Sugu mid ānum hire fēara

Alternative forms

• swȳn

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīn. Cognate with Old Frisian swīn, Old Saxon swīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swiːn/

Noun

swīn n

1. pig

   Swīn etaþ ealra cynna þing.

   Pigs eat all kinds of things.

   Swīn lyst simle bewealwian on solum.

   Pigs always like rolling around in the mud.

   • unknown date, unknown author, Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Māra iċ eom and fǣtra þonne āmæsted swīn.

     I'm bigger and fatter than a fattened pig.

2. pork
   • 9th century, Bald's Leechbook

     Ne et nīewne ċīese, ne fersċe gōs, ne fersċne ǣl, ne fersċ swīn.

     Don't eat new cheese, fresh goose, fresh eel, or fresh pork.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swīn	swīn
accusative	swīn	swīn
genitive	swīnes	swīna
dative	swīne	swīnum

Hyponyms

• bār (“boar”)
• bearg (“castrated boar”)
• eofor (“boar”)
• fearh (“piglet”)
• sugu (“sow”)

Derived terms

• mereswīn (“dolphin”)
• swīnen (“of or like a pig”)
• swīnhaga (“pigpen”)
• swīnhierde (“swineherd”)
• swīnnes

Descendants

• Middle English: swyn, sqwyne, suin, swein, sweyne, swin, swine, swiyn, swyne, swynne, zuin
  • English: swine
  • Scots: swine

See also

• spiċ (“bacon”)