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 ==== swær, swar, sware, swer, suere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /swɛːr/, /swaːr/ ==== Adjective ==== swere (rare) weighing a large amount; hefty or heavy tired, slovenly, indolent ===== Related terms ===== swernes ===== Descendants ===== English: sweer, swear, sweir, swere Scots: sweir, sweer, swere ==== 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/ Rhymes: -e.re === Verb === swere singular imperative of swerian == Old High German == === Verb === swëre first/third-person singular present subjunctive of swëran