swete
Middle English
/ˈsweːt(ə)/, /ˈswɛːt/, /ˈswɑːt/
adj
Definitions
- sweet, pleasant-tasting
- sweet in smell
- pleasant, likeable
- loved, dear, precious
Etymology
Inherited from Old English swēte (sweet).
Origin
Old English
swēte
Gloss
sweet
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisweat English
- asweat English
- flop sweat English
- forswat English
- honey-sweet English
- outsweat English
- sweat English
- sweat lodge English
- sweatband English
- sweatbox English
- sweatdrop English
- sweatee English
- sweater English
- sweatest English
- sweateth English
- sweathouse English
- sweating English
- sweatish English
- sweatless English
- sweatlike English
- sweatmeat English
- sweatpant English
- sweatpants English
- sweatproof English
- sweatshirt English
- sweatshop English
- sweatsoaked English
- sweatstained English
- sweatsuit English
- sweaty English
- unsweat English
- *swait- Proto-Germanic
- swaitą, *swait- Proto-Germanic
- swatþyrel Old English
- swetlice Old English
- swetnes Old English
- swote Old English
- swāt Old English
- swēte Old English
- swētnes Old English
- hony Middle English
- hony-swete Middle English
- sweete Middle English
- swetnesse Middle English
- swot Middle English
- *swōtī gmw-pro
- swet Torres Strait Creole