swere

English

Adjective

swere (comparative more swere, superlative most swere)

  1. 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)

  1. weighing a large amount; hefty or heavy
  2. tired, slovenly, indolent
Descendants
  • English: sweer, swear, sweir, swere
  • Scots: sweir, sweer, swere

References

Etymology 2

Noun

swere

  1. alternative form of sware

Etymology 3

Verb

swere

  1. alternative form of sweren

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswe.re/

Verb

swere

  1. singular imperative of swerian

Old High German

Verb

swëre

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of swëran