sweger
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swegru, from Proto-Germanic *swegrō, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswe.jer/
- Rhymes: -e.jer
Noun
sweġer f
- mother-in-law
- c. 990, Matthew 8:14-16
- Ðā sē Hǣlend cōm on Petres hūs, þā ġesēah hē his sweġre liċġende, and hriþiġende; and hē æthrān hyre hand, and sē fefor hiġ forlēt: ðā arās hēo and þenode him.
- Then the Savior came to Peter's house, where he saw his mother-in-law lying down, feverish; and he touched her hand, and the fever left her: then she arose and served him.
- c. 990, Matthew 8:14-16
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sweġer | sweġra, sweġre |
| accusative | sweġre | sweġra, sweġre |
| genitive | sweġre | sweġra |
| dative | sweġre | sweġrum |