See sweor on Wiktionary
{
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"lang_code": "enm",
"word": "sweor"
}
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{
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"3": "*swehuraz"
},
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},
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{
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch sweer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "sa",
"2": "श्वशुर",
"tr": "śváśura"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "ἑκυρός"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "socer"
},
"expansion": "Latin socer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "orv",
"2": "свекръ"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "свёкор"
},
"expansion": "Russian свёкор (svjókor)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"tags": [
"canonical",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "swēor",
"links": [
[
"swēor",
"sweor#Old_English"
]
],
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"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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[
"swēoras",
"sweoras#Old_English"
]
],
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"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēor",
"links": [
[
"swēor",
"sweor#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēoras",
"links": [
[
"swēoras",
"sweoras#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēores",
"links": [
[
"swēores",
"sweores#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēora",
"links": [
[
"swēora",
"sweora#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēore",
"links": [
[
"swēore",
"sweore#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēorum",
"links": [
[
"swēorum",
"sweorum#Old_English"
]
],
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"dative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "swēor m",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
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},
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},
{
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"3": "swēor",
"4": "swēoras",
"5": "swēores",
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"7": "swēore",
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"title": "",
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],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
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{
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"father-in-law"
],
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[
"father-in-law",
"father-in-law"
]
]
},
{
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"cousin"
],
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"links": [
[
"cousin",
"cousin"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/swe͜oːr/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-e͜oːr"
}
],
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}
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"4": "",
"5": "pole, pillar"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swer-",
"4": "",
"5": "stick, pole"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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]
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"nominative",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sweor",
"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweora",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sweore",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweorum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swer",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "swior",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "swyr",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"head": "sweor"
},
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"name": "ang-noun"
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},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
},
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"3": "sweor",
"4": "sweoras",
"5": "sweores",
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"7": "sweore",
"8": "sweorum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
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}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sweora"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "7 6 52 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 9 49 32",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English heteronyms",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 12 44 31",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 8 67 17",
"kind": "other",
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},
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}
],
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],
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[
"pillar",
"pillar"
],
[
"column",
"column"
]
],
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"masculine"
]
},
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],
"id": "en-sweor-ang-noun-GdsEXqOZ",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swe͜or/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-e͜or"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sȳl"
}
],
"word": "sweor"
}
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"Old English feminine nouns",
"Old English heteronyms",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
"Old English masculine nouns",
"Old English nouns",
"Old English nouns with multiple genders",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜or",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜or/1 syllable",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜oːr",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜oːr/1 syllable",
"ang:Male family members"
],
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{
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"lang_code": "enm",
"word": "sweor"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*swehuraz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swehuraz",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swéḱuros"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "swehur"
},
"expansion": "Old High German swehur",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "Schwäher"
},
"expansion": "German Schwäher",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "sweer"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch sweer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmq-osw",
"2": "svœr"
},
"expansion": "Old Swedish svœr",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰 (swaihra)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "श्वशुर",
"tr": "śváśura"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἑκυρός"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "socer"
},
"expansion": "Latin socer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "orv",
"2": "свекръ"
},
"expansion": "Old East Slavic свекръ (svekrŭ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "свёкор"
},
"expansion": "Russian свёкор (svjókor)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Old High German swehur (German Schwäher), Middle Dutch sweer, Old Old Swedish svœr, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰 (swaihra). The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura), Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old East Slavic свекръ (svekrŭ) (Russian свёкор (svjókor)). Compare sweġer.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "swēor",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "swēor",
"links": [
[
"swēor",
"sweor#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēoras",
"links": [
[
"swēoras",
"sweoras#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēor",
"links": [
[
"swēor",
"sweor#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēoras",
"links": [
[
"swēoras",
"sweoras#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēores",
"links": [
[
"swēores",
"sweores#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēora",
"links": [
[
"swēora",
"sweora#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swēore",
"links": [
[
"swēore",
"sweore#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swēorum",
"links": [
[
"swēorum",
"sweorum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "m",
"head": "swēor"
},
"expansion": "swēor m",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "swēor"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "swēor",
"2": "swēoras",
"3": "swēor",
"4": "swēoras",
"5": "swēores",
"6": "swēora",
"7": "swēore",
"8": "swēorum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
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},
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],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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"father-in-law"
],
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[
"father-in-law",
"father-in-law"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"cousin"
],
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[
"cousin",
"cousin"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swe͜oːr/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-e͜oːr"
}
],
"word": "sweor"
}
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"Old English feminine nouns",
"Old English heteronyms",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
"Old English masculine nouns",
"Old English nouns",
"Old English nouns with multiple genders",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜or",
"Rhymes:Old English/e͜or/1 syllable",
"ang:Male family members"
],
"etymology_number": "2",
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{
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*sweruz",
"4": "",
"5": "pole, pillar"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sweruz (“pole, pillar”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swer-",
"4": "",
"5": "stick, pole"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sweor",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweoras",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sweor",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweoras",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sweores",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweora",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sweore",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sweorum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swer",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "swior",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "swyr",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
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"1": "m",
"g2": "f",
"head": "sweor"
},
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"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sweor"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
},
{
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"1": "sweor",
"2": "sweoras",
"3": "sweor",
"4": "sweoras",
"5": "sweores",
"6": "sweora",
"7": "sweore",
"8": "sweorum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "sweora"
}
],
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{
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"pillar; column"
],
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[
"pillar",
"pillar"
],
[
"column",
"column"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"that which is shaped like a pillar"
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swe͜or/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-e͜or"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sȳl"
}
],
"word": "sweor"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.