Sweyn

/ (sweɪn) /

Save This Word!

noun

known as Sweyn Forkbeard. died 1014, king of Denmark (?986–1014). He conquered England, forcing Ethelred II to flee (1013); father of Canute

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!

Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!

Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

it's

its

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Sweyn

sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing, swerve, sweven, Sweyn, SWFF, S.W.G., swidden, swift, Swift Current

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for Sweyn

On the death of Sweyn he was invited to resume the government, and died at London in the midst of his struggle with Canute .
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Sweyn's History must have been completed not long after 1185, to which date belongs the last event he records.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The following year Sweyn invaded the kingdom with a powerful army and assumed the crown of England.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The Earl was for letting them all be slain at once, but Sweyn said that should not be, and said too that it was night.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous

On came Earl Sweyn's fleet, fiercely attacking that of Olaf, a cloud of spears and arrows filling the air.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)|Charles Morris

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY