swear

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
2. To take an oath that an assertion is true.
3. To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
4. To administer an oath to (a person).
5. To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

curse

vow

take an oath

take oath

make an oath

make a pledge

be foul-mouthed

allege

declare

swear at

throw mud at

give someone hell

kiss the book

make a stir

make a vow

use abusive language

whip

witness

bear witness against

be at

call names

comb down

come down on

curse word

inveigh against

lay someone out

let into

make a fuss

rail against

rely upon

speak angrily

take the oath

tell stories

use obscene language

assert strongly

be down on

be on at

bum-rap

call over the coals

rip into

scold for

give somebody hell

use bad language

tender an oath

slangwhang

yaff

swear brotherhood

wou

blast on someone

chew somebody's ass out

get on somebody's ass

lay out someone

sling mud at

сall names

go off at smb.

give fits

bust chops

give somebody shit

trash someone

cut a beef

utter imprecations

tell someone Off

claw away

deal it out

go crook

ass-kick

let go with

give someone a tongue-lashing

ballock somebody

bollock somebody

ride a pony

slap someone's wrist

be after

denounce

depend on

depend upon

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/swɛə/

From Middle English sweren, swerien, from Old English swerian (“to swear, take an oath of office”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to speak, swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to swear”). Cognate with West Frisian swarre (“to swear”), Saterland Frisian swera (“to swear”), Dutch zweren (“to swear, vow”), Low German swören (“to swear”), sweren, German schwören (“to swear”), Danish sværge, Swedish svära (“to swear”), Icelandic sverja (“to swear”), Russian свара (svara, “quarrel”). Also cognate to Albanian var (“to hang, consider, to depend from”) through Proto-Indo-European. The original sense in all Germanic languages is “to take an oath”. The sense “to use bad language” developed in Middle English and is based on the Christian prohibition against swearing in general (cf. Matthew 5:33-37) and invoking God’s name in particular (i.e. frequent swearing was considered similar to the use of obscene words).