swær

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Contents

1 Middle English
- 1.1 Adjective
2 Old English

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

swær

(Early ME) Alternative form of swere

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

sƿær

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swēraz. Cognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swar (Dutch zwaar), Old High German suari (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /swæːr/

Adjective[edit]

swǣr

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: swere, swær, swar, sware, swer, suere
- English: sweer, sweir, swere, swear
- Scots: sweer, sweir

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