swaren

Middle English

/ˈswaːrən/

verb

Definitions

To answer or respond; to offer a response.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *swarian inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarōną affix from Middle English sware.

Origin

Middle English

sware

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*swarōną Proto-Germanic
*swarian Old English
andswerian Old English
answere Middle English
answeren Middle English
answeryng Middle English
misansweren Middle English
sware Middle English
svara Old Norse
besvare Danish
svare Danish
esquarre Old French