sweir
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sweir (comparative more sweir, superlative most sweir)
- Alternative form of sweer.
Scots
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr (“heavy; grievous; dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sweir (comparative mair sweir, superlative maist sweir)
Quotations
[edit]- 2000, Matthew Fitt, But n Ben A-Go-Go, page 6:
- The flouer's bonniness minded him o cantier times but the rose itsel wis mingin wi sweir connotations.
- The flower's beauty reminded him of cheerier times, but the rose itself was disgusting with heavy connotations.
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