sweora

Old English

Alternative forms

• swīera, swȳra, swīra
• sƿēora — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Cognate with Old Norse svíra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe͜oː.rɑ/

Noun

swēora m

1. neck
   • c. 900, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

     Hē oft wȳsċte þæt ealle Rōmāne hæfden ǣnne sweoran, þæt hē hraðost forċeorfan meahte.

     He often wished that all of Rome had one neck, so he could cut off all their heads with one blow.

2. (of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least

Declension

Declension of sweora (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swēora	swēoran
accusative	swēoran	swēoran
genitive	swēoran	swēorena
dative	swēoran	swēorum

Synonyms

• heals

Descendants

• English: swire
• Scots: swire