"sweer" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-sweer.wav Forms: sweer [present], swerende [participle, present], gesweer [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch zweren, from Middle Dutch sweren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zweren}} Dutch zweren, {{inh|af|dum|sweren}} Middle Dutch sweren, {{inh|af|odt|*swerien}} Old Dutch *swerien, {{m|odt|sweren}} sweren, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*swarjaną}} Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, {{der|af|ine-pro|*swer-}} Proto-Indo-European *swer- Head templates: {{af-verb|swerende}} sweer (present sweer, present participle swerende, past participle gesweer)
  1. to swear
    Sense id: en-sweer-af-verb-sDDo~Bho Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [English]

IPA: /swɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: more sweer [comparative], most sweer [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swere}} Middle English swere, {{m|enm|sware}} sware, {{inh|en|ang|swǣr}} Old English swǣr, {{m|ang|swār|t=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}} 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”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swēraz}} Proto-Germanic *swēraz, {{m|gem-pro|*swērijaz|t=heavy}} *swērijaz (“heavy”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*swer-|t=heavy}} Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweer (comparative more sweer, superlative most sweer)
  1. (UK dialectal) Heavy. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sweer-en-adj-HQwLFeZ1 Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK dialectal) Dull; indolent; lazy. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sweer-en-adj-1lUhmzIf Categories (other): British English
  3. (UK dialectal) Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sweer-en-adj-TON2DZda Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swear, sweir, swere

Noun [Middle Dutch]

Forms: swêer [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *sweur, *swēr, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*sweur}} Old Dutch *sweur, {{m|odt|*swēr}} *swēr, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*swehuraz}} Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, {{inh|dum|ine-pro|*swéḱuros}} Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros Head templates: {{head|dum|noun||{{{stem}}}-||{{{stem2}}}-|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=swêer|head2=|sort=}} swêer m, {{dum-noun|m|head=swêer}} swêer m
  1. male in-law Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-sweer-dum-noun-HG4Q16YB Disambiguation of Family: 46 54
  2. father-in-law Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-sweer-dum-noun-BqdGR8X~ Disambiguation of Family: 46 54 Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Adjective [Saterland Frisian]

IPA: /sveːr/ Forms: sweren [masculine], or definite swere [plural], swarrer [comparative], sweerst [superlative]
Rhymes: -eːr Etymology: From Old Frisian swēr, from Proto-West Germanic *swār. Cognates include West Frisian swier and German schwer. Etymology templates: {{inh|stq|ofs|swēr}} Old Frisian swēr, {{inh|stq|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{cog|fy|swier}} West Frisian swier, {{cog|de|schwer}} German schwer Head templates: {{head|stq|adjective|masculine|sweren|feminine, plural or definite|swere|comparative|swarrer|superlative|sweerst|head=}} sweer (masculine sweren, feminine, plural or definite swere, comparative swarrer, superlative sweerst), {{stq-adj|swarrer|sweerst|i=swere}} sweer (masculine sweren, feminine, plural or definite swere, comparative swarrer, superlative sweerst)
  1. heavy Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sweer-stq-adj-ItWSXtZG Categories (other): Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Scots]

Forms: mair sweer [comparative], maist sweer [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair sweer|||||superlative|maist sweer||||}} sweer (comparative mair sweer, superlative maist sweer), {{sco-adj}} sweer (comparative mair sweer, superlative maist sweer)
  1. Alternative form of sweir Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sweir
    Sense id: en-sweer-sco-adj-KC29PP21 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
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        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*swerien"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *swerien",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "sweren"
      },
      "expansion": "sweren",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swarjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swarjaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swer-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swer-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zweren, from Middle Dutch sweren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sweer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swerende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gesweer",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "sweer (present sweer, present participle swerende, past participle gesweer)",
      "name": "af-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms with audio links",
        "Afrikaans verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to swear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swear",
          "swear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
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  "word": "sweer"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "swere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English swere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "sware"
      },
      "expansion": "sware",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "swǣr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swǣr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swār",
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      },
      "expansion": "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”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swār"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swār",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swēraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swēraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*swērijaz",
        "t": "heavy"
      },
      "expansion": "*swērijaz (“heavy”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swer-",
        "t": "heavy"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more sweer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sweer",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sweer (comparative more sweer, superlative most sweer)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Heavy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Heavy",
          "heavy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal) Heavy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dull; indolent; lazy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dull",
          "dull"
        ],
        [
          "indolent",
          "indolent"
        ],
        [
          "lazy",
          "lazy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal) Dull; indolent; lazy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Reluctant",
          "reluctant"
        ],
        [
          "unwilling",
          "unwilling"
        ],
        [
          "disinclined",
          "disinclined"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal) Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swɪə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "swear"
    },
    {
      "word": "sweir"
    },
    {
      "word": "swere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweer"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
    "Middle Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Middle Dutch nouns",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "dum:Family"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*sweur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *sweur",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*swēr"
      },
      "expansion": "*swēr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swehuraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swehuraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swéḱuros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *sweur, *swēr, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swêer",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{stem}}}-",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{stem2}}}-",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "swêer",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "swêer m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "swêer"
      },
      "expansion": "swêer m",
      "name": "dum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "male in-law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "in-law",
          "in-law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "father-in-law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father-in-law",
          "father-in-law"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweer"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "ofs",
        "3": "swēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian swēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swār"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swār",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "swier"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian swier",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schwer"
      },
      "expansion": "German schwer",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Frisian swēr, from Proto-West Germanic *swār. Cognates include West Frisian swier and German schwer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sweren",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "or definite swere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swarrer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweerst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "10": "sweerst",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "masculine",
        "4": "sweren",
        "5": "feminine, plural or definite",
        "6": "swere",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "swarrer",
        "9": "superlative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sweer (masculine sweren, feminine, plural or definite swere, comparative swarrer, superlative sweerst)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swarrer",
        "2": "sweerst",
        "i": "swere"
      },
      "expansion": "sweer (masculine sweren, feminine, plural or definite swere, comparative swarrer, superlative sweerst)",
      "name": "stq-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sweer"
  ],
  "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
  "lang_code": "stq",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/eːr",
        "Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/eːr/1 syllable",
        "Saterland Frisian adjectives",
        "Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Saterland Frisian lemmas",
        "Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian",
        "Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
        "Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "heavy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sveːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweer"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mair sweer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist sweer",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "maist sweer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "mair sweer",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "sweer (comparative mair sweer, superlative maist sweer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sweer (comparative mair sweer, superlative maist sweer)",
      "name": "sco-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "sweir"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Scots adjectives",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of sweir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweir",
          "sweir#Scots"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweer"
}

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