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==Old English== |
==Old English== |
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===Alternative forms=== |
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* {{alter|ang|swīera|swȳra|swīra}} |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From |
From {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swerhô}}. Cognate with {{cog|non|svíra}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA| |
* {{ang-IPA|swēora}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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{{ang-noun|m|head=swēora}} |
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{{Latinx|'''swēora'''}} {{m}} (plural {{Latinx|'''[[sweoran|swēoran]]'''}}) |
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# [[neck]] |
# [[neck]] |
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#* '''late 9th century''', [https://archive.org/stream/kingalfredsoros00sweegoog#page/n260/mode/2up translation] of [[w:Orosius|Orosius']] ''History Against the Pagans'' |
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# [[hollow]], [[valley]] |
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#*: {{quote|ang|Hē oft wȳsċte þæt ealle Rōmāne hæfden ānne '''swēoran''', þæt hē hraðost forċeorfan meahte.|He often wished that all of Rome had one '''neck''', so he could cut off all their heads with one blow.}} |
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# (of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least |
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====Declension==== |
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{{ang-decl-noun-n-m|swēor}} |
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* English [[swire]] |
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* Scots [[swire]] |
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====Synonyms==== |
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[[Category:Old English nouns]] |
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* {{l|ang|heals}} |
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====Derived terms==== |
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* {{l|ang|swēorbēag}} |
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====Descendants==== |
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* {{desc|en|swire}} |
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* {{desc|sco|swire}} |
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{{topics|ang|Anatomy}} |
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[[fr:sweora]] |
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[[ku:sweora]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 13 April 2024
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Cognate with Old Norse svíra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]swēora m
- neck
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- Hē oft wȳsċte þæt ealle Rōmāne hæfden ānne swēoran, þæt hē hraðost forċeorfan meahte.
- He often wished that all of Rome had one neck, so he could cut off all their heads with one blow.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- (of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least
Declension
[edit]Declension of sweora (weak)