sweer
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, great, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swērijaz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sweer (comparative more sweer, superlative most sweer)
- (UK dialectal) Heavy.
- (UK dialectal) Dull; indolent; lazy.
- (UK dialectal) Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zweren, from Middle Dutch sweren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Pronunciation
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Verb
sweer (present sweer, present participle swerende, past participle gesweer)
- to swear
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sweur, *swēr, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.
Noun
swêer m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “sweer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sweer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian swēr, from Proto-West Germanic *swār. Cognates include West Frisian swier and German schwer.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sweer (masculine sweren, feminine, plural or definite swere, comparative swarrer, superlative sweerst)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “sweer”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Scots
Adjective
sweer (comparative mair sweer, superlative maist sweer)
- Alternative form of sweir
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