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swear/English/adj

5: swear/English/adj: invalid uppercase tag Northern-England not in or uppercase_tags: {"categories": ["English adjectives", "English class 4 strong verbs", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English irregular verbs", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English reporting verbs", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Old English", "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic", "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic", "English verbs", "Pages with 2 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)", "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)/1 syllable"], "derived": [{"word": "swearness"}, {"word": "swearock"}, {"word": "sweary"}], "etymology_number": 3, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "swere"}, "expansion": "Middle English swere", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "swǣr"}, "expansion": "Old English swǣr", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*swār"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swār", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*swēraz", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*swer-", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”)", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "fy", "2": "swier", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "West Frisian swier (“heavy”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "nl", "2": "zwaar", "t": "heavy, hard, difficult"}, "expansion": "Dutch zwaar (“heavy, hard, difficult”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "de", "2": "schwer", "t": "heavy, hard, difficult"}, "expansion": "German schwer (“heavy, hard, difficult”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "da", "2": "svær", "t": "heavy, hard, severe"}, "expansion": "Danish svær (“heavy, hard, severe”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sv", "2": "svår", "t": "heavy, hard, severe"}, "expansion": "Swedish svår (“heavy, hard, severe”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "la", "2": "sērius", "t": "earnest, grave, solemn, serious"}, "expansion": "Latin sērius (“earnest, grave, solemn, serious”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sq", "2": "varrë", "t": "wound, plague"}, "expansion": "Albanian varrë (“wound, plague”)", "name": "cog"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English swere, swer, swar, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, heavy as a burden, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).\nCognate with West Frisian swier (“heavy”), Dutch zwaar (“heavy, hard, difficult”), German schwer (“heavy, hard, difficult”), Danish svær (“heavy, hard, severe”), Swedish svår (“heavy, hard, severe”), Latin sērius (“earnest, grave, solemn, serious”) and Albanian varrë (“wound, plague”).", "forms": [{"form": "swearer", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "more swear", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "swearest", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "most swear", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "sweer", "tags": ["alternative"]}, {"form": "sweir", "tags": ["alternative"]}, {"form": "swere", "tags": ["alternative"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {"1": "er", "2": "more"}, "expansion": "swear (comparative swearer or more swear, superlative swearest or most swear)", "name": "en-adj"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [{"categories": ["Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "glosses": ["Heavy."], "links": [["Heavy", "heavy"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Northern England, Scotland) Heavy."], "synonyms": [{"word": "massive"}, {"word": "massy"}, {"word": "weighty"}], "tags": ["Northern-England", "Scotland"]}, {"categories": ["Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "glosses": ["Top-heavy; too high."], "links": [["Top-heavy", "top-heavy"], ["high", "high"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Northern England, Scotland) Top-heavy; too high."], "synonyms": [{"word": "overbalanced"}], "tags": ["Northern-England", "Scotland"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "examples": [{"ref": "1881, Walter Gregor, chapter XXII, in Notes on the Folk-lore of the North-east of Scotland, London: Folk-Lore Society, page 161:", "text": "Rise up gueedewife, an dinna be sweer, / B'soothan, b'soothan, / An deal yir chirity t' the peer, / An awa b'mony a toon.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["Dull; lazy; slow."], "links": [["Dull", "dull"], ["lazy", "lazy"], ["slow", "slow"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Northern England, Scotland) Dull; lazy; slow."], "synonyms": [{"word": "idle"}, {"word": "work-shy"}, {"word": "lazy"}], "tags": ["Northern-England", "Scotland"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "examples": [{"ref": "1805, John Stagg, “A New Year's Epistle”, in Miscellaneous Poems, Workington: W. 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1: swear/English/adj: invalid uppercase tag General-American not in or uppercase_tags: {"categories": ["English adjectives", "English class 4 strong verbs", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English irregular verbs", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English reporting verbs", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Old English", "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic", "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic", "English verbs", "Pages with 2 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)", "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)/1 syllable"], "derived": [{"word": "swearness"}, {"word": "swearock"}, {"word": "sweary"}], "etymology_number": 3, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "swere"}, "expansion": "Middle English swere", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "swǣr"}, "expansion": "Old English swǣr", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*swār"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swār", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*swēraz", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*swer-", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”)", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "fy", "2": "swier", "t": "heavy"}, "expansion": "West Frisian swier (“heavy”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "nl", "2": "zwaar", "t": "heavy, hard, difficult"}, "expansion": "Dutch zwaar (“heavy, hard, difficult”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "de", "2": "schwer", "t": "heavy, hard, difficult"}, "expansion": "German schwer (“heavy, hard, difficult”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "da", "2": "svær", "t": "heavy, hard, severe"}, "expansion": "Danish svær (“heavy, hard, severe”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sv", "2": "svår", "t": "heavy, hard, severe"}, "expansion": "Swedish svår (“heavy, hard, severe”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "la", "2": "sērius", "t": "earnest, grave, solemn, serious"}, "expansion": "Latin sērius (“earnest, grave, solemn, serious”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sq", "2": "varrë", "t": "wound, plague"}, "expansion": "Albanian varrë (“wound, plague”)", "name": "cog"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English swere, swer, swar, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, heavy as a burden, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).\nCognate with West Frisian swier (“heavy”), Dutch zwaar (“heavy, hard, difficult”), German schwer (“heavy, hard, difficult”), Danish svær (“heavy, hard, severe”), Swedish svår (“heavy, hard, severe”), Latin sērius (“earnest, grave, solemn, serious”) and Albanian varrë (“wound, plague”).", "forms": [{"form": "swearer", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "more swear", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "swearest", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "most swear", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "sweer", "tags": ["alternative"]}, {"form": "sweir", "tags": ["alternative"]}, {"form": "swere", "tags": ["alternative"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {"1": "er", "2": "more"}, "expansion": "swear (comparative swearer or more swear, superlative swearest or most swear)", "name": "en-adj"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [{"categories": ["Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "glosses": ["Heavy."], "links": [["Heavy", "heavy"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Northern England, Scotland) Heavy."], "synonyms": [{"word": "massive"}, {"word": "massy"}, {"word": "weighty"}], "tags": ["Northern-England", "Scotland"]}, {"categories": ["Northern England English", "Scottish English"], "glosses": ["Top-heavy; 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