Swede Definition

swēd
noun
A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Sweden.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

(chiefly UK) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.

Wiktionary
The plant from which this is obtained.
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Other Word Forms of Swede

Noun

Singular:
Swede
Plural:
swedes

Origin of Swede

  • Low German (from Middle Low German Swēde) or Dutch Zweed (from Middle Dutch Swēde)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.

    From Wiktionary

  • From late Middle Low German or early German Low German or Dutch Low Saxon.

    From Wiktionary

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