swær

Middle English

Adjective

swær

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of swere

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Cognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swār, Middle Dutch swaer (Dutch zwaar), Old High German swāri (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår). The noun appears to derive from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swæːr/

Adjective

swǣr (comparative swǣrra, superlative swǣrost)

  1. heavy
  2. oppressive, grievous
  3. sad
  4. (said of physical or mental activities) lazy, indolent, slow

Declension

Declension of swǣr — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swǣr swǣr swǣr
Accusative swǣrne swǣre swǣr
Genitive swǣres swǣrre swǣres
Dative swǣrum swǣrre swǣrum
Instrumental swǣre swǣrre swǣre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swǣre swǣra, swǣre swǣr
Accusative swǣre swǣra, swǣre swǣr
Genitive swǣrra swǣrra swǣrra
Dative swǣrum swǣrum swǣrum
Instrumental swǣrum swǣrum swǣrum
Declension of swǣr — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swǣra swǣre swǣre
Accusative swǣran swǣran swǣre
Genitive swǣran swǣran swǣran
Dative swǣran swǣran swǣran
Instrumental swǣran swǣran swǣran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swǣran swǣran swǣran
Accusative swǣran swǣran swǣran
Genitive swǣrra, swǣrena swǣrra, swǣrena swǣrra, swǣrena
Dative swǣrum swǣrum swǣrum
Instrumental swǣrum swǣrum swǣrum

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Noun

swǣr n

  1. a burden, labour, trouble, grief

References

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