schwören

German (Berlin)

/ʃvøːʁən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to swear; to take an oath
  • (intransitive) to swear by; to be convinced of; to like

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German swern inherited from Old High German swerien inherited from *swarjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (swear, speak) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swer-

Gloss

hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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