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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*swerhan-''. Cognate with Old Norse ''[[svíra]]''.
From Germanic ''*swerhan-''. Cognate with Old Norse ''[[svíra]]''.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
===Noun===
{{Latinx|'''swēora'''}} {{m}} (plural {{Latinx|'''[[sweoran|swēoran]]'''}})
{{ang-noun|g=m|head=swēora|pl=[[sweoran|swēoran]]}}


# [[neck]]
# [[neck]]
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====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* English [[swire]]
* English: [[swire]]
* Scots [[swire]]
* Scots: [[swire]]

[[Category:Old English nouns]]


[[fr:sweora]]
[[fr:sweora]]

Revision as of 09:22, 5 August 2010

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *swerhan-. Cognate with Old Norse svíra.

Pronunciation

Noun

swēora ?

  1. neck
  2. hollow, valley

Descendants