besvärja
Swedish
verb-irr
Definitions
- to beg, to ask (someone), to adjure
- to enchant, to send a spell or curse on (someone)
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish besværia derived from Middle Low German besweren prefix from Swedish svärja.
Origin
Swedish
svärja
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beschwörung German
- beschwören German
- heraufbeschwören German
- schwören German
- bezweren Dutch, Flemish
- bezwering Dutch, Flemish
- zweren Dutch, Flemish
- svärja Swedish
- besweren Middle Dutch
- beswern Middle High German
- besweren Middle Low German
- besværia Old Swedish