sweight
noun/sweɪt/
Etymology From Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
1
Northern England, Scotland, UK, Dialectal A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.
- main sweight
2
Northern England, Scotland, UK, Dialectal The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.
- Related terms
- swegh