swere
English
Adjective
swere (comparative more swere, superlative most swere)
- Alternative form of sweer.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English swǣr, swār, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swɛːr/, /swaːr/
Adjective
swere (rare)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “swēre, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 December 2018.
Etymology 2
Noun
swere
- alternative form of sware
Etymology 3
Verb
swere
- alternative form of sweren
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswe.re/
Verb
swere
- singular imperative of swerian
Old High German
Verb
swëre
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of swëran