sweren
Middle English
/ˈswɛːrən/
verb
Definitions
- To swear to do something; to make a oral binding statement.
- To give witness in a legal or judicial context.
- To curse; to utter swearwords (especially as part of a promise)
- To approve or affirm a a oral binding statement.
- To form a conspiracy or secret pact; to effect covertly.
- To make a decisive and important statement or claim.
- (rare) To claim or exclaim; to state.
- (rare) To lay the foundation for a religion.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English swerian (swear, take an oath of office) inherited from *swarjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (swear, speak).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swarjaną
Gloss
swear, speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beswear English
- forswear English
- misswear English
- outswear English
- reswear English
- swear English
- swearable English
- swearer English
- swearest English
- sweareth English
- swearing English
- swearsies English
- swearsome English
- sweary English
- sworn English
- unswear English
- schwören German
- zweren Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European
- *swer- Proto-Indo-European
- *swaranaz Proto-Germanic
- *swarjaną Proto-Germanic
- *swōraz Proto-Germanic
- svära Swedish
- andswerian Old English
- forswerian Old English
- geswerian Old English
- manswerian Old English
- swerian Old English
- forsweren Middle English
- forswerer Middle English
- forswerynge Middle English
- swere Middle English
- swerer Middle English
- sweryng Middle English
- svar Old Norse
- sverja Old Norse
- sværge Danish
- swēren Middle Dutch
- sweren Old High German
- swerien Old High German
- swern Middle High German
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *swarjan gmw-pro
- *swerien Old Dutch
- sweren Old Dutch
- swerian Old Saxon
- schwere Alemannic German
- sværia Old Swedish
- swera Old Frisian
- swæriæ Old Danish
- sweri Sranan Tongo