Middle English Dictionary Entry

iswǣred ppl.
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Entry Info

Forms iswǣred ppl. Also (early) ȝeswæred.
Etymology Prob. from OE: cp. OE geswǣre oppressed, afflicted & ME swēre heavy, oppressive; & cp. OHG swāren to make heavy.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
In phrase: ben iswæred, of the body: to be weighed down by disease, be exhausted.
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