sweight

English

Alternative forms

• swecht (English dialectal, Scotland)
• sweicht, swelch, swelth (Scotland)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English sweyght, derivative of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway +‎ -th.

Noun

sweight (plural sweights)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.

   main sweight

2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.
3. (UK dialectal, Scotland) A rush; an impetus; a burden, weight, or force.

Related terms

• swegh

Anagrams

• Weights, weights