Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Scotland)Lithe; nimble.

Origin

From Middle English swac (“weak”), possibly borrowed via Scots swack, ultimately from Old

From Middle English swac (“weak”), possibly borrowed via Scots swack, ultimately from Old English *swæc (found in derivative swæcehēow (“weakmindedness, nonsense”)), from Proto-West Germanic *swak (“weak”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian swäk, West Frisian swak, Dutch zwak, German Low German swack, German schwach, Norwegian Bokmål svak.

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Forms

swacker, swackest
Comparativeswacker Lesson
Superlativeswackest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
gracilesveltewillowy

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
suzeraintysvelteswabswaddleswag

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