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swamm

swamm

Gothic

Romanization

swamm

  1. Romanization of πƒπ…πŒ°πŒΌπŒΌ

Old English

Alternative forms

  • swom

Noun

swammΒ m

  1. mushroom, fungus
  2. sponge
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

swamm

  1. first-person singular past tense of swimman
  2. third-person singular past tense of swimman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swammaz β€Ž(β€œtree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- β€Ž(β€œsponge, tree-fungus, swamp”). Cognate with Old High German swamb β€Ž(β€œmushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svΗ«ppr β€Ž(β€œsponge, fungus”), Gothic πƒπ…πŒ°πŒΌπŒΌπƒ β€Ž(swamms, β€œsponge”). More at swamp.

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