sweer

[ sweer ]
/ swɪər /

adjective Scot. and North England.

slothful; indolent.
unwilling; reluctant.

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Origin of sweer

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

Words nearby sweer

sweepings, sweeps, sweepstake, sweepstakes, sweepy, sweer, sweet, sweet almond, sweet almond oil, sweet alyssum, sweet basil
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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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