swetere in Middle English

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Etymology: From swēten (“to sweat”) (from Old English swǣtan) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|swǣtan}} Old English swǣtan, {{af|enm|-ere|id1=agentive|pos1=suffix forming agent nouns}} -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} swetere

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    }
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    ],
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      "swǣtan",
      "swætan#Old_English"
    ],
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      "-ere",
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    ]
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        "one who sweats"
      ],
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        "(hapax legomenon) one who sweats"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "swetere"
}

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "sweater"
    }
  ],
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      "sweten#Middle_English:_to_sweat"
    ],
    [
      "swǣtan",
      "swætan#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ]
  ],
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    }
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        "one who sweats"
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hapax legomenon) one who sweats"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swetere"
}

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"swetere" meaning in Middle English

Noun