sworn

Meaning

Verb

past participle of swear

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Given or declared under oath.
2. (not-comparable) Bound as though by an oath.
3. (not-comparable) Ardent, devout.

swear

• Verb
• Noun
• Adj
• Noun

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Synonyms

pledged

adjured

committed

enemy

hemal

mortal

Translations

juré

assermenté

giurato

jurado

conjuratus

geflucht

beëdigd

gevloekt

jurat

jurado

jurada

مقسم

can düşmanı

محلف

jurat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swɔɹn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sworen

Inherited from Old English: sworen

In summary

From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.