schwören

Betekenis

1. (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive) to swear; to take an oath
2. (class-6,intransitive,strong) to swear by; to be convinced of; to like

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʃvøːʁən/

Etymologie

From Middle High German swern, from Old High German swerien, sweren, from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Compare Low German swören, sweren, Hunsrik schweere, Dutch zweren, English swear, Danish sværge, Swedish svära.