sweer
sweer · more sweer · most sweer
HeavyHeavy.
/swɪə(ɹ)/
Meaning
3 senses(UK, dialectal)Heavy.
(UK, dialectal)Dull; indolent; lazy.
(UK, dialectal)Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.
Origin
From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, opFrom Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, great, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swērijaz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).
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Forms
more sweer, most sweer| Comparative | more sweer Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sweer Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form