Contionary:swår

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk suār, from Old Skundavisk suāra, svēra, from Halmisk ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨ (swēra), ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ (swēraŕ), from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /swo:/

Adjective

swår (comparative swærer, superlative swærest)

1. heavy

   Ðis is to swår for hin.

   This is too heavy for him.

2. grave, serious

   Ðis is eene swåre sake.

   This is a serious affair.

3. difficult

   Ðet forige jår was mir swår.

   The previous year was difficult for me.

Inflection

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hi is swår	si is swår	hit is swår	si sind swår
strong declension	common	swår	swåre	swår	swåre
	genitive	swåres	swårer	swåres	swårer
weak declension	common	swåre	swåre	swåre	swåren
	genitive	swåren	swåren	swåren	swåren

Synonyms

• (difficult) hard