SWEDE Meaning of SWEDE in English ■ noun a native or national of ~n, or a person of Swedish descent.Originfrom Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. Swēde , prob. from ON Svíthjóth , from Svíar '~s' + thjóth 'people'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004