sweer

[ sweer ]

/ swɪər /

adjective Scot. and North England.

slothful; indolent.

unwilling; reluctant.

Origin of sweer

before 900; Middle English swer(e), Old English swær(e) heavy, sluggish; cognate with German schwer

Words nearby sweer

sweep-second, sweepstake, sweepstakes, sweep under the rug, sweepy, sweer, sweet, sweet alyssum, sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay

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Example sentences from the Web for sweer

Sweet i' the bed and sweer up i' the morning was ne'er a gude housewife.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
Whatever as thou sayest oi will sweer to; but I would reyther change places.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
In the provincial dialects these words are even now pronounced beer, teer, sweer.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
I'm sweer to part with him, but canna stem the current which flows from the advice of his patrons and his own inclination.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull

British Dictionary definitions for sweer

sweer

/ (swiːr) /

verb

Scot a variant spelling of sweir 1, sweir 2

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单词	sweer
释义	sweer [ sweer ] / swɪər / adjective Scot. and North England. slothful; indolent. unwilling; reluctant. Origin of sweer before 900; Middle English swer(e), Old English swær(e) heavy, sluggish; cognate with German schwer Words nearby sweer sweep-second, sweepstake, sweepstakes, sweep under the rug, sweepy, sweer, sweet, sweet alyssum, sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweer Sweet i' the bed and sweer up i' the morning was ne'er a gude housewife. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop Whatever as thou sayest oi will sweer to; but I would reyther change places. Through the Fray\|G. A. Henty In the provincial dialects these words are even now pronounced beer, teer, sweer. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham I'm sweer to part with him, but canna stem the current which flows from the advice of his patrons and his own inclination. The Genius of Scotland\|Robert Turnbull British Dictionary definitions for sweer sweer / (swiːr) / verb Scot a variant spelling of sweir 1, sweir 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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