# swire

> English word · Noun · IPA /swaɪə/ · frequency rank #69,482

## Definitions
1. The neck.
2. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.

## Etymology
From Middle English swire, from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swire