swern

Middle English

Verb

swern

  1. Alternative form of sweren

Middle High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German swerien, sweren, from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̠wer(ə)n/

Verb

swern (class 6 strong, third-person singular present swert, past tense swuor, past participle gesworn, past subjunctive swüer, auxiliary hân)

  1. to swear
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Alemannic German: schwere
  • German: schwören
  • Luxembourgish: schwieren

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swern”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old High German sweran, from Proto-Germanic *sweraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̠wɛr(ə)n/

Verb

swern (class 4 strong, third-person singular present swirt, past tense swar, past participle gesworn, past subjunctive swær, auxiliary hân)

  1. to hurt
    Manec dorn schœne bluomen birt, des stechen doch vil sêre swirt.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to be inflamed, to swell, fester
Conjugation
Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swern”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.