sweora in Old English

IPA: /ˈswe͜oː.rɑ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Cognate with Old Norse svíra. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swerhô}} Proto-Germanic *swerhô, {{cog|non|svíra}} Old Norse svíra Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=swēora|sort=}} swēora m, {{ang-noun|m|head=swēora}} swēora m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|swēor}}, {{ang-decl-noun|swēora|swēoran|swēoran|swēoran|swēoran|swēorena|swēoran|swēorum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: swēora [canonical, masculine], weak [table-tags], swēora [nominative, singular], swēoran [nominative, plural], swēoran [accusative, singular], swēoran [accusative, plural], swēoran [genitive, singular], swēorena [genitive, plural], swēoran [dative, singular], swēorum [dative, plural]

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        {
          "english": "He often wished that all of Rome had one neck, so he could cut off all their heads with one blow.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans\nHē oft wȳsċte þæt ealle Rōmāne hæfden ānne swēoran, þæt hē hraðost forċeorfan meahte.",
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            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
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      "glosses": [
        "the part where the distance between two shores is the least"
      ],
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        "(of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least"
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swīra"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swūra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swȳra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweora"
}

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          "english": "He often wished that all of Rome had one neck, so he could cut off all their heads with one blow.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans\nHē oft wȳsċte þæt ealle Rōmāne hæfden ānne swēoran, þæt hē hraðost forċeorfan meahte.",
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        "the part where the distance between two shores is the least"
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        "(of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least"
      ],
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        "of water"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswe͜oː.rɑ/"
    }
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      "word": "swīera"
    },
    {
      "word": "swīra"
    },
    {
      "word": "swūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "swȳra"
    }
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  "word": "sweora"
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"sweora" meaning in Old English

Noun