zweer

Meaning

Noun

a purulent boil, skin injury containing pus, ulcer

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of zweren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of zweren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of zweren:

zweren

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

ulcer

sore

abscess

boil

Synonyms

abces

ettergezwel

wond

ulcus

Translations

Geschwür

ulcère

úlcera

úlcera

έλκος

ulcus

Ulcus

ka’loɣiros

قُرْحَة

Ulkus

Furunkel

furoncle

Blutgeschwür

ulcera

Ulkus [science]

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zʋeːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: swēre

Inherited from Old Dutch: swero

In summary

From Middle Dutch swēre, from Old Dutch swero (“boil, abscess”), from Proto-Germanic *swerô (“ulcer”), from *sweraną (“to hurt; fester”).