sweir

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Scots

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Etymology

From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr (heavy; grievous; dull), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

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Adjective

sweir (comparative mair sweir, superlative maist sweir)

  1. heavy; grievous
  2. slothful; lazy
  3. unwilling; disinclined; reluctant; loath
  4. gloomy; oppressive

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