swer

See also: SWer and SWER

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sure (“noun”).

Verb

swer

1. Alternative form of suren

Etymology 2

From Old English swǣr, swār.

Noun

swer

1. Alternative form of swere

Middle Low German

Noun

swer (f) or (n)

1. heaviness, complaint, grief, sorrow (also swēre)
2. weight, mass, thickness (also swāre})
3. affliction, effort, trouble; physical pain

swer (m)

1. 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

1. heavy, having weight, burdensome, important, influential, troublesome, difficult, harsh, severe, melancholy, sorrowful, oppressive, agonizing, unpleasant, precarious, etc.

Alternative forms

• swār, swaer, swair, swoer, swāre

Pronoun

swer

1. Alternative or inflected form of swe.

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)