swire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English swire, from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swaɪə/ === Noun === swire (plural swires) (obsolete) The neck. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale. === Anagrams === Rewis, Wires, Wiser, weirs, wiers, wires, wiser, wries == Scots == === Alternative forms === swyre === Etymology === From Old English swēora (Northumbrian swīra), or the cognate Old Norse svíra, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swəi(ə)r/ === Noun === swire (plural swires) (obsolete) neck (geography) vale, swire, valley