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==Skundavisk== | ==Skundavisk== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle Skundavisk ''suār'', from Old Skundavisk ''suāra'', '' | From Middle Skundavisk ''suār'', from Old Skundavisk ''suāra'', ''svēra'', from Halmisk ''ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨ'' (''swēra''), ''ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ'' (''swēraŕ''), from Proto-Germanic ''*swēraz''. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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# heavy | # heavy | ||
#:'' | #:''Ðis is to '''swår''' for hin.'' | ||
#:: ''This is too '''heavy''' for him.'' | #:: ''This is too '''heavy''' for him.'' | ||
# grave, serious | # grave, serious | ||
#:'' | #:''Ðis is eene '''swåre''' sake.'' | ||
#:: ''This is a '''serious''' affair.'' | #:: ''This is a '''serious''' affair.'' | ||
# difficult | # difficult | ||
#:'' | #:''Ðet forige jår was mir '''swår'''.'' | ||
#:: ''The previous year was '''difficult''' for me.'' | #:: ''The previous year was '''difficult''' for me.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 18 May 2025
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)
- heavy
- Ðis is to swår for hin.
- This is too heavy for him.
- Ðis is to swår for hin.
- grave, serious
- Ðis is eene swåre sake.
- This is a serious affair.
- Ðis is eene swåre sake.
- difficult
- Ðet forige jår was mir swår.
- The previous year was difficult for me.
- Ðet forige jår was mir swår.
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 | |
Usage notes
Synonyms
- (difficult) hard