sweostorsunu

Old English

Alternative forms

sƿeostorsunu – wynn spelling

Etymology

From sweostor (“sister”) +‎ sunu (“son”).

Noun

sweostorsunu m

sororal nephew

Declension

Declension of sweostorsunu (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweostorsunu	sweostorsuna
accusative	sweostorsunu	sweostorsuna
genitive	sweostorsuna	sweostorsuna
dative	sweostorsuna	sweostorsunum

Related terms

brōþorsunu (“fraternal nephew”)
brōþordohtor (“fraternal niece”)

References

sweostorsunu in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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