"sweor" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /swe͜oːr/
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swehuraz}} Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*swéḱuros}} Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros, {{cog|goh|swehur}} Old High German swehur, {{cog|de|Schwäher}} German Schwäher, {{cog|dum|sweer}} Middle Dutch sweer, {{cog|gmq-osw|svœr}} Old Swedish svœr, {{cog|got|𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰}} Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰 (swaihra), {{cog|sa|श्वशुर|tr=śváśura}} Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura), {{cog|grc|ἑκυρός}} Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), {{cog|la|socer}} Latin socer, {{cog|orv|свекръ}} Old East Slavic свекръ (svekrŭ), {{cog|ru|свёкор}} Russian свёкор (svjókor) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=swēor|sort=}} swēor m, {{ang-noun|m|head=swēor}} swēor m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|swēor}}, {{ang-decl-noun|swēor|swēoras|swēor|swēoras|swēores|swēora|swēore|swēorum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: swēor [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], swēor [nominative, singular], swēoras [nominative, plural], swēor [accusative, singular], swēoras [accusative, plural], swēores [genitive, singular], swēora [genitive, plural], swēore [dative, singular], swēorum [dative, plural]
  1. father-in-law Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-sweor-ang-noun-BqdGR8X~ Disambiguation of Male family members: 73 7 17 3 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English heteronyms Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 38 25 Disambiguation of Old English heteronyms: 42 3 34 21
  2. cousin
    Sense id: en-sweor-ang-noun-QuIMvpQi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /swe͜or/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *sweruz (“pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sweruz||pole, pillar}} Proto-Germanic *sweruz (“pole, pillar”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*swer-||stick, pole}} Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=sweor|sort=}} sweor m or f, {{ang-noun|m|g2=f|head=sweor}} sweor m or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|sweor}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sweor|sweoras|sweor|sweoras|sweores|sweora|sweore|sweorum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], sweor [nominative, singular], sweoras [nominative, plural], sweor [accusative, singular], sweoras [accusative, plural], sweores [genitive, singular], sweora [genitive, plural], sweore [dative, singular], sweorum [dative, plural]
  1. pillar; column Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sweor-ang-noun-EB7uzDWL Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 38 25 Disambiguation of Old English heteronyms: 42 3 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 5 41 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 5 54 19
  2. that which is shaped like a pillar Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sweor-ang-noun-GdsEXqOZ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English heteronyms Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 38 25 Disambiguation of Old English heteronyms: 42 3 34 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sȳl, swer, swier, swyr Related terms: sweora
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "sweor"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sweor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: sweor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swehuraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swehuraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swéḱuros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swehur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swehur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "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": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēoras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēoras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēores",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swēorum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "swēor",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "swēor m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "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": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 4 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 3 34 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English heteronyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 7 17 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "ang:Male family members",
          "parents": [
            "Family members",
            "Male people",
            "Family",
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father-in-law"
      ],
      "id": "en-sweor-ang-noun-BqdGR8X~",
      "links": [
        [
          "father-in-law",
          "father-in-law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cousin"
      ],
      "id": "en-sweor-ang-noun-QuIMvpQi",
      "links": [
        [
          "cousin",
          "cousin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swe͜oːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweor"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *sweruz (“pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "sweor",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sweor m or f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "head": "sweor"
      },
      "expansion": "sweor m or f",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sweor"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "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",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sweora"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 4 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 3 34 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English heteronyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 5 41 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 5 54 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pillar; column"
      ],
      "id": "en-sweor-ang-noun-EB7uzDWL",
      "links": [
        [
          "pillar",
          "pillar"
        ],
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 4 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 3 34 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English heteronyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which is shaped like a pillar"
      ],
      "id": "en-sweor-ang-noun-GdsEXqOZ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swe͜or/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sȳl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweor"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "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",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Male family members"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "sweor"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sweor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: sweor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swehuraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swehuraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swéḱuros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swehur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swehur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "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": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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}

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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "sweora",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweore",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "sweorum",
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    }
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          "column",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "that which is shaped like a pillar"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/swe͜or/"
    }
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    {
      "word": "sȳl"
    },
    {
      "word": "swer"
    },
    {
      "word": "swier"
    },
    {
      "word": "swyr"
    }
  ],
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}

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