𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽

Gothic

verb

Definitions

to swear (an oath)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (swear, speak).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swarjaną

Gloss

swear, speak

Concept

Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

話

Emoji

🤬

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*swer- Proto-Indo-European
sverge Norwegian Bokmål
*swaranaz Proto-Germanic
*swarjaną Proto-Germanic
*swōraz Proto-Germanic
sverja Norwegian Nynorsk
svar Old Norse
sverja Old Norse
sverja Icelandic
sweren Old High German
svørja Faroese
swern Middle High German
schwieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 Gothic
𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*swarjan gmw-pro
*swerien Old Dutch
sværia Old Swedish
sväri Westrobothnian
swæriæ Old Danish