"swær" meaning in Old English

See swær in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /swæːr/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz. Cognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swār, Middle Dutch swaer (Dutch zwaar), Old High German swāri (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår). The noun appears to derive from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swēraz}} Proto-Germanic *swēraz, {{cog|ofs|swere}} Old Frisian swere, {{cog|fy|swier}} West Frisian swier, {{cog|osx|swār}} Old Saxon swār, {{cog|dum|swaer}} Middle Dutch swaer, {{cog|nl|zwaar}} Dutch zwaar, {{cog|goh|swāri}} Old High German swāri, {{cog|de|schwer}} German schwer, {{cog|non|svárr}} Old Norse svárr, {{cog|sv|svår}} Swedish svår Head templates: {{ang-adj|swǣr|comp=swǣrra|sup=swǣrost}} swǣr (comparative swǣrra, superlative swǣrost) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|swǣr}} Forms: swǣr [canonical], swǣrra [comparative], swǣrost [superlative], strong [table-tags], swǣr [masculine, nominative, singular], swǣr [feminine, nominative, singular], swǣr [neuter, nominative, singular], swǣrne [accusative, masculine, singular], swǣre [accusative, feminine, singular], swǣr [accusative, neuter, singular], swǣres [genitive, masculine, singular], swǣrre [feminine, genitive, singular], swǣres [genitive, neuter, singular], swǣrum [dative, masculine, singular], swǣrre [dative, feminine, singular], swǣrum [dative, neuter, singular], swǣre [instrumental, masculine, singular], swǣrre [feminine, instrumental, singular], swǣre [instrumental, neuter, singular], swǣre [masculine, nominative, plural], swǣra [feminine, nominative, plural], swǣre [feminine, nominative, plural], swǣr [neuter, nominative, plural], swǣre [accusative, masculine, plural], swǣra [accusative, feminine, plural], swǣre [accusative, feminine, plural], swǣr [accusative, neuter, plural], swǣrra [genitive, masculine, plural], swǣrra [feminine, genitive, plural], swǣrra [genitive, neuter, plural], swǣrum [dative, masculine, plural], swǣrum [dative, feminine, plural], swǣrum [dative, neuter, plural], swǣrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], swǣrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], swǣrum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], swǣra [masculine, nominative, singular], swǣre [feminine, nominative, singular], swǣre [neuter, nominative, singular], swǣran [accusative, masculine, singular], swǣran [accusative, feminine, singular], swǣre [accusative, neuter, singular], swǣran [genitive, masculine, singular], swǣran [feminine, genitive, singular], swǣran [genitive, neuter, singular], swǣran [dative, masculine, singular], swǣran [dative, feminine, singular], swǣran [dative, neuter, singular], swǣran [instrumental, masculine, singular], swǣran [feminine, instrumental, singular], swǣran [instrumental, neuter, singular], swǣran [masculine, nominative, plural], swǣran [feminine, nominative, plural], swǣran [neuter, nominative, plural], swǣran [accusative, masculine, plural], swǣran [accusative, feminine, plural], swǣran [accusative, neuter, plural], swǣrra [genitive, masculine, plural], swǣrena [genitive, masculine, plural], swǣrra [feminine, genitive, plural], swǣrena [feminine, genitive, plural], swǣrra [genitive, neuter, plural], swǣrena [genitive, neuter, plural], swǣrum [dative, masculine, plural], swǣrum [dative, feminine, plural], swǣrum [dative, neuter, plural], swǣrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], swǣrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], swǣrum [instrumental, neuter, plural], swār [alternative]
  1. heavy
    Sense id: en-swær-ang-adj-ItWSXtZG
  2. oppressive, grievous
    Sense id: en-swær-ang-adj-wnjXMDjA
  3. sad
    Sense id: en-swær-ang-adj-RcmmYU~M
  4. (said of physical or mental activities) lazy, indolent, slow
    Sense id: en-swær-ang-adj-30V69Jhx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: *swārcian Related terms: āswārcian, *swārcmōd, swārcmōdnes

Noun

IPA: /swæːr/ Forms: swǣr [canonical, neuter], swār [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz. Cognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swār, Middle Dutch swaer (Dutch zwaar), Old High German swāri (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår). The noun appears to derive from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swēraz}} Proto-Germanic *swēraz, {{cog|ofs|swere}} Old Frisian swere, {{cog|fy|swier}} West Frisian swier, {{cog|osx|swār}} Old Saxon swār, {{cog|dum|swaer}} Middle Dutch swaer, {{cog|nl|zwaar}} Dutch zwaar, {{cog|goh|swāri}} Old High German swāri, {{cog|de|schwer}} German schwer, {{cog|non|svárr}} Old Norse svárr, {{cog|sv|svår}} Swedish svår Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=swǣr|head2=|sort=}} swǣr n, {{ang-noun|n|head=swǣr}} swǣr n
  1. a burden, labour, trouble, grief
    Sense id: en-swær-ang-noun-rTdzHpt8
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "*swārcian"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "swere"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: swere, swær, swar, sware, swer, suere\nEnglish: sweer, swear, sweir, swere\nScots: sweir, sweer, swere",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swere, swær, swar, sware, swer, suere\nEnglish: sweer, swear, sweir, swere\nScots: sweir, sweer, swere"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swār"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swār",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swēraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swēraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "swere"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian swere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "swier"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian swier",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "swār"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon swār",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "swaer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swaer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zwaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zwaar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swāri"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swāri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schwer"
      },
      "expansion": "German schwer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "svárr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svárr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "svår"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish svår",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.\nCognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swār, Middle Dutch swaer (Dutch zwaar), Old High German swāri (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår). The noun appears to derive from the adjective.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrost",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swār",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swǣr",
        "comp": "swǣrra",
        "sup": "swǣrost"
      },
      "expansion": "swǣr (comparative swǣrra, superlative swǣrost)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swǣr"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "āswārcian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "*swārcmōd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "swārcmōdnes"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heavy"
      ],
      "id": "en-swær-ang-adj-ItWSXtZG",
      "links": [
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oppressive, grievous"
      ],
      "id": "en-swær-ang-adj-wnjXMDjA",
      "links": [
        [
          "oppressive",
          "oppressive"
        ],
        [
          "grievous",
          "grievous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sad"
      ],
      "id": "en-swær-ang-adj-RcmmYU~M",
      "links": [
        [
          "sad",
          "sad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lazy, indolent, slow"
      ],
      "id": "en-swær-ang-adj-30V69Jhx",
      "links": [
        [
          "lazy",
          "lazy"
        ],
        [
          "indolent",
          "indolent"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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    }
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}

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        "4": "",
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        "head2": "",
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "name": "desctree"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "swǣr",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣres",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrre",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣres",
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
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    {
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    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣre",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣrum",
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "form": "weak",
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      "form": "swǣra",
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    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "swǣran",
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣran",
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "swǣran",
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    {
      "form": "swǣran",
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "word": "*swārcmōd"
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    {
      "word": "swārcmōdnes"
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    {
      "ipa": "/swæːr/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "3": "*swēraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swēraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "swere"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian swere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "swier"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian swier",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "swār"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon swār",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "swaer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swaer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zwaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zwaar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swāri"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swāri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schwer"
      },
      "expansion": "German schwer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "svárr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svárr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "svår"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish svår",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.\nCognate with Old Frisian swere (West Frisian swier), Old Saxon swār, Middle Dutch swaer (Dutch zwaar), Old High German swāri (German schwer), Old Norse svárr (Swedish svår). The noun appears to derive from the adjective.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swǣr",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swār",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "swǣr",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "swǣr n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "head": "swǣr"
      },
      "expansion": "swǣr n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a burden, labour, trouble, grief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burden",
          "burden"
        ],
        [
          "labour",
          "labour"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "grief",
          "grief"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swæːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swær"
}

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