swær

Middle English

Adjective

swær

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of swere

Old English

Alternative forms

sƿær

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swēraz. Cognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swar (Dutch zwaar), Old High German suari (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swæːr/

Adjective

swǣr

Descendants

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

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