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- noun Northern England, Scotland A
portion oramount ; the greatest amount or the greaterpart of anything; amultitude ; a greatnumber orquantity . - noun Northern England, Scotland The
force of a moving object or body inmotion ;violence . - noun Scotland A
rush ; animpetus ; aburden ,weight , or force.
Etymologies
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From Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen ("to sway"), equivalent to sway + -th.
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