Define:Sweer

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English[eedit soorce]

Etymology[eedit soorce]

Old English

swǣr

. Cognate with West Frisian

swier

, Dutch

zwaar

, German

schwer

, Swedish

svår

.

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

  • /swɪə/

Adjective[eedit soorce]

Sweer (comparative maist Sweer, superlative maist Sweer)

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

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Alternative forms[eedit soorce]

Etymology[eedit soorce]

Old English

swǣr

. Cognate with West Frisian

swier

, Dutch

zwaar

, German

schwer

, Swedish

svår

.

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

  • /swir/

Adjective[eedit soorce]

Sweer (comparative mair Sweer, superlative maist Sweer)

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

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Quotations[eedit soorce]

  • 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
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