Define:Sweer

English

Etymology

Old English

swǣr

. Cognate with West Frisian

swier

, Dutch

zwaar

, German

schwer

, Swedish

svår

.

Pronunciation

• /swɪə/

Adjective

Sweer (comparative maist Sweer, superlative maist Sweer)

1. Lazy, indolent.
2. Unwilling, disinclined.

Anagrams

• ewers, re-sew, resew, sewer

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Scots

Alternative forms

• sweir

Etymology

Old English

swǣr

. Cognate with West Frisian

swier

, Dutch

zwaar

, German

schwer

, Swedish

svår

.

Pronunciation

• /swir/

Adjective

Sweer (comparative mair Sweer, superlative maist Sweer)

1. reluctant, unwilling
2. sad, depressed
3. lazy
4. depressing

Related terms

• sweirt

Quotations

• 2000, The flouer's bonniness minded him o cantier times but the rose itsel wis mingin wi sweir connotations. But n Ben A-Go-Go p.6