swern

Middle English

Verb

swern

  1. Alternative form of sweren

Middle High German

Etymology 1

From Old High German swerien, sweren, from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̠wer(ə)n/

Verb

swern

  1. to swear
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Alemannic German: schwere
  • German: schwören
  • Luxembourgish: schwieren

Etymology 2

From Old High German sweran, from Proto-Germanic *sweraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̠wɛr(ə)n/

Verb

swern

  1. to hurt
  2. to be inflamed, to swell, fester
Descendants
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