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Middle English
Etymology 1
From sure (“noun”).
Verb
swer
- Alternative form of suren
Etymology 2
From Old English swǣr, swār.
Noun
swer
- Alternative form of swere
Middle Low German
Noun
swer (f) or (n)
- heaviness, complaint, grief, sorrow (also swēre)
- weight, mass, thickness (also swāre})
- affliction, effort, trouble; physical pain
swer (m)
- double-sided thick penny, low-value hollow coin. Unless otherwise specified usually refers to the copper coin (brēmære swāre) first minted in Münster and found in other cities from the end of the 14th century.
*Grammar: genitive singular swāren, genitive plural swāren, nominative plural swāren
Adjective
swer
- heavy, having weight, burdensome, important, influential, troublesome, difficult, harsh, severe, melancholy, sorrowful, oppressive, agonizing, unpleasant, precarious, etc.
Pronoun
swer
- Alternative or inflected form of swe.
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