"sweir" meaning in Scots

See sweir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /swiər/, /swir/ Forms: mair sweir [comparative], maist sweir [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr (“heavy; grievous; dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|swere}} Middle English swere, {{inh|sco|ang|swǣr|t=heavy; grievous; dull}} Old English swǣr (“heavy; grievous; dull”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*swār}} Proto-West Germanic *swār, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*swēraz}} Proto-Germanic *swēraz Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair sweir|||||superlative|maist sweir||||}} sweir (comparative mair sweir, superlative maist sweir), {{sco-adj}} sweir (comparative mair sweir, superlative maist sweir)
  1. heavy; grievous
    Sense id: en-sweir-sco-adj-rgJ38f75
  2. slothful; lazy
    Sense id: en-sweir-sco-adj-X1ThPuyQ
  3. unwilling; disinclined; reluctant; loath
    Sense id: en-sweir-sco-adj-ki9iwvnP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 64 36 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 58 28
  4. gloomy; oppressive
    Sense id: en-sweir-sco-adj-0cmu0PBq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweer, swere Derived forms: swerely, sweirness Related terms: sweirt

Alternative forms

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    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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}

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