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Middle English

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Adjective

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swær

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of swere

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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swǣr (comparative swǣrra, superlative swǣrost)

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

Declension

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Noun

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swǣr n

  1. a burden, labour, trouble, grief

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