Svere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Sviðrir, originally the name of the Lier River (now Lierelva). Related to Old English swaþrian (“to become still”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sveːrə/

Proper noun

Svere m

  1. a farm in Lier, Buskerud, Norway
  • Sørsdal (< Syðrisdalir m pl, a variant of Sviðrisdalir)
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