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
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