sworn
English
/swɔɹn/, /swɔːn/, /swo(ː)ɹn/, /swoən/
verb form
Definitions
- (past participle of) swear
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sworen inherited from Old English sworen inherited from *swaran inherited from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, *swarjaną (swear, speak) affix from English swear.
Origin
English
swear
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beswear English
- forswear English
- misswear English
- nonsworn English
- outswear English
- reswear English
- swear English
- swearable English
- swearer English
- swearest English
- sweareth English
- swearing English
- swearsies English
- swearsome English
- sweary English
- unswear English
- unsworn English
- *swer- Proto-Indo-European
- *swaranaz Proto-Germanic
- *swarjaną Proto-Germanic
- *swōraz Proto-Germanic
- sworen Old English
- sweren Middle English
- sworen Middle English
- svar Old Norse
- sverja Old Norse
- sweren Old High German
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *swaran gmw-pro
- *swarjan gmw-pro
- *swerien Old Dutch
- sweri Sranan Tongo