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
Concepts
swear
vow
pledge
affirm
take an oath
aver
sworn
have sexual intercourse
share a bed
assert
attest
avow
swan
verify
asseverate
bear out
claim
depone
depose
tell one’s story
testify
authenticate
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃvøːʁən/
Etymology
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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