zwoerd

Meaning

1. (neuter) pork rind, sward
2. (dialectal, neuter) sward, greensward

Concepts

rind

pork rind

Synonyms

knabbelspek

Translations

couenne

Schwarte

Schweinekrusten

grattons

cicciolini

torresmos

chicharrón

cotnes

chicharrones

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zʋuːrt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: swaerde

Inherited from Old Dutch: *swarda

Cognate with Zeelandic: zwirte

Cognate with Middle Low German: swarde

Cognate with Middle High German: swart

Cognate with German: Schwarte

Cognate with Old Frisian: swarde

Cognate with Western Frisian: swaard

Cognate with Old English: sweard

Cognate with English: sward

Cognate with Icelandic: svörður

In summary

From zwoord, a dialectal form of early modern Dutch zwaert, zweerd, from Middle Dutch swaerde (“hairy skin”), from Old Dutch *swarda, from Proto-Germanic *swardō (“overgrown surface”).
Cognate with Zealandic zwirte, Middle Low German swarde, Middle High German swart, German Schwarte, Old Frisian swarde, West Frisian swaard, Old English sweard, English sward, Icelandic svörður.