schwören

Meaning

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

take an oath

tell one’s story

have sexual intercourse

beeiden

Glauben schenken

Meinung sein

überzeugt

feierlich versprechen

Gelübde ablegen

der Ansicht sein

der Überzeugung sein

een eed afleggen

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

sich bsiibne

Basel-Landschaft

schweere

Basel-Landschaft

sich verschweere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃvøːʁən/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Low German

Cognate with Hunsrik

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with English

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Swedish

In summary

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.

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