"swire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swaɪə/ Forms: swires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English swire, from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swire}} Middle English swire, {{inh|en|ang|swēora}} Old English swēora, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swerhô}} Proto-Germanic *swerhô Head templates: {{en-noun}} swire (plural swires)
  1. (obsolete) The neck. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-swire-en-noun-2b1gTwE6
  2. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
    Sense id: en-swire-en-noun-tlDyLb-E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 70 4 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 73 2 23

Inflected forms

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