suod

English Definition

sword

Etymology

• (Derived from English sword.)

Examples

• "Dem stuon som a dem, an tek saa kot dem iina tuu an yuuz suod kil dem aaf tu[…]"

  They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword […]

• "Ef nobadi fi get lak op iina prizn, a dat a-go apm tu dem. Ef nobadi fi get kil wid di suod, dem a-go get kil wid di suod[…]"

  If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain […]

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.