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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweer

/swɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sweer
IPA
/swɪə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Heavy.

British usage

adj

Dull; indolent; lazy.

British usage

adj

Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, great, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swērijaz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sweer (comparative) most sweer (superlative) swear (alternative) sweir (alternative) swere (alternative)

Rhymes With

here year we're near clear hear career fear wear appear dear beer

Questions

How do you pronounce sweer?
The recorded pronunciation is /swɪə(ɹ)/.
What does sweer mean?
Heavy.
Where does sweer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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