svår

Swedish

/¹svoːr/

adj
Definitions
  • hard; difficult
  • (of a person) troublesome and of bad temper; difficult to deal with
  • severe; intense; of great importance

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish svar derived from Old Norse svárr (heavy, hard) derived from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (heavy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swer-

Gloss

hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle

Concept
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Speech and language

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Action/Process

Kanji

重

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