sweora
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *swerhô. Cognate with Old Norse svíra.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editswēora 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
editDeclension of swēora (weak)