sovra

“sovra” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to select some parts (to be kept or the like) and reject other parts; to sift, to sort, to winnow, etc.
to sift (ore)

From Middle Low German süvern, sovern, suvern (“to clean”) or a related form, cognate with German säubern.

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