sweora

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Cognate with Old Norse svíra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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swēora m

  1. 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.
  2. (of water) the part where the distance between two shores is the least

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  • English: swire
  • Scots: swire