English
Etymology
Old English sweora|sw�ora, from Germanic.
Pronunciation
IPA|/swaɪ�/
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete The neck.
- A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
Scots
Alternative spellings
swyre
Etymology
Old English sweora|swÄ�ora (Northumbrian swira|swÄ«ra), or the cognate Old Norse svÃra, from Germanic.
Pronunciation
IPA|/sw�i(�)r/
Noun
sco-noun
- obsolete neck
- vale, #English|swire, valley
ru:swire
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