Complete Definition of "swire"

English
Etymology
Old English sweora|sw�ora, from Germanic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/swaɪ�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete The neck.
  2. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.

Scots
Alternative spellings
swyre

Etymology
Old English sweora|sw�ora (Northumbrian swira|swīra), or the cognate Old Norse svíra, from Germanic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/sw�i(�)r/

Noun
sco-noun

  1. obsolete neck
  2. vale, #English|swire, valley

ru:swire

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