Svere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Sviðrir, originally the name of the Lier River (now Lierelva). Related to Old English swaþrian (“to become still”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sveːrə/

Proper noun

Svere m

1. A farm in Lier, Buskerud, Norway

Related terms

• Sørsdal (< Syðrisdalir m pl, a variant of Sviðrisdalir)