swager
/ˈswäɡ(.)əɹ/
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Midlands/ˈswɛ(ː)ɡ(.)ə(ɹ)/
swager noun: a brother-in-law.
Noun (1)
swager (plural swagers)
- A brother-in-law.
- Mehe swager wooner deh nowt at aw fer 'is kenship. 'e is a coont.
Noun (2)
swager (plural swagers)
Proper noun capitalized: Swager
Swager (plural Swagers)
- A surname.
Forms of swager
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | swagers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Swagers |
Origin of swager
Recorded in neither Old English nor Middle English. Perhaps a borrowing from Dutch or Low German, but this derivation is rather unlikely due to the presence of the words like sweġer (“mother-in-law”) and swēor (“father-in-law”) in some East Midlands dialects, which are derived from attested Old English and Middle English words sweger and sweor, respectively. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).
From swage + -er.
* As a Dutch surname, from zwager (“son-in-law”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Schwager, with the same meaning as the Dutch word. Compare Swoger, Swagger.
Questions about swager
- What does swager mean?
- Swager means a brother-in-law.
- What part of speech is swager?
- Swager can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce swager?
- Swager is pronounced /ˈswɛ(ː)ɡ(.)ə(ɹ)/ (Midlands).
- What is the plural of swager?
- The plural of swager is swagers.
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