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Old English · verb

swerian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VI
IPA: /ˈswer.jɑn/
[ˈswerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables: ˈswer · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: swear

Meaning

to swear (an oath or a promise)

Conjugation

Conjugation of swerian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	swerie	swōr
2nd singular	swerest	swōre
3rd singular	swereþ	swōr
Plural	sweriaþ	swōron
Subjunctive
Singular	swerie	swōre
Plural	swerien	swōren

Non-finite forms of swerian
	Form
Infinitive	swerian
Inflected infinitive	swerienne
Imperative singular	swere
Imperative plural	sweriaþ
Present participle	sweriende
Past participle	sworen ġesworen

All forms (15)

swerie
swōr
swerest
swōre
swereþ
sweriaþ
swōron
swerien
swōren
swerian
swerienne
swere
sweriende
sworen
ġesworen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to protect, to guard”).

Descendants

swear

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