svíar

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô, of further unknown origin. Cognate with Old English Swēon, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*swaihans), Latin Suiōnēs. === Noun === svíar m pl the Swedes (of Sweden proper) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== svenskr, sænskr, sǿnskr (“Swedish”) Svíþjóð f (“Sweden”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Svíi sg Faroese: svii, svíi sg Old Swedish: swēar, swīar pl Swedish: svear pl → Norwegian Nynorsk: svear pl → Norwegian Bokmål: svear pl → Old East Slavic: свѣи pl (svěi) Russian: свей m (svej)