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Sware vs Ware - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between sware and ware

is that sware is simple past of swear while ware is to beware of something.

As an adjective ware is

aware.

As a noun ware is

the state of being aware; heed.

As a proper noun Ware is

a town in Hertfordshire, England.

sware

English

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) (swear)

    • Anagrams

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    swear

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sweren, swerien, from (etyl) through Proto-Indo-European.

    Verb

  • To take an oath.
  • *
  • *:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
  • (lb) To use offensive language.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Usage notes
    * In sense 1, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See
    Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * swear by * swear like a trooper * swear on a stack of Bibles * swear out * swear to God * swear word

    Etymology 2

    From the above verb, or from (etyl) sware, from (etyl) swaru, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A swearword.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) swer, swar, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Heavy.
  • Top-heavy; too high.
  • Dull; heavy; lazy; slow; reluctant; unwilling.
  • Niggardly.
  • A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.

    • Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs English reporting verbs

    ware

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (poetic) aware
    • Usage notes
    Replaced by intensified form aware.
    Derived terms
    * beware

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The state of being aware; heed.
    • (Wyclif)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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  • (in the plural) See wares .
  • (uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
    • damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
  • (countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
  • (Ireland) Crockery
    • Derived terms
    * (Corded Ware culture) * -ware

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) warian

    Verb

    (war)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) wary; cautious
  • * Bible, 2 Tim. iv. 15
    • Of whom be thou ware also.
  • * Latimer
    • He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.
    Derived terms
    * wary
    Related terms
    * ward

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
    • Derived terms
    * ware goose

    Etymology 5

    Verb

    (war)
  • (nautical) To wear, or veer.

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

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