sweer

American  

[sweer] / swɪər /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. slothful; indolent.

2. unwilling; reluctant.

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sweer British  

/ swiːr /

verb

1. a variant spelling of sweir 1 sweir 2

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Etymology

Origin of sweer

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

Example Sentences

Losh, man," when he had recovered, "hoo cud ony richt-thinkin' man sweer tae sic an awfu' word?

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian

But ye know when I jined the church forty year ago, there was a kind o' takkit agreement atween Parson Roe 'n' me 't I could sweer when I wastellin' that pertick'lar story.

From Vesty of the Basins by Greene, Sarah P. McLean

‘I’m sweer to waken him—I doubt he was working late—oh, that weary writing—no, I maunna waken him.’

From Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

"Let me up; I hae said a sweer!"

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Sweet i' the bed and sweer up i' the morning was ne'er a gude housewife.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander