swamm

== Gothic == === Romanization === swamm romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼 == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (“tree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- (“sponge, tree-fungus, swamp”). Cognate with Old High German swamb (“mushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svǫppr (“sponge, fungus”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (swamms, “sponge”). More at swamp. ==== Alternative forms ==== swom ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /swɑmm/, [swɑm] ==== Noun ==== swamm m mushroom, fungus sponge ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== swamm first/third-person singular past of swimman