Deorswiþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Deuʀaswinþ, from *deuʀ (“animal, beast”) +‎ *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to dēor +‎ swiþ. Cognate with Old High German Teorswint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde͜oːr.swiθ/, [ˈde͜oːrˠ.zwiθ]

Proper noun

Dēorswiþ f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Dēorswiþ —
accusative Dēorswiþe —
genitive Dēorswiþe —
dative Dēorswiþe —

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 30
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