svära

See also svara, and svåra

Swedish

Alternative forms

• svärja

Etymology

From Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

svära

1. to swear, to curse; to use offensive language
2. to take an oath
3. to promise that something is true, as by taking an oath on it

Conjugation

Conjugation of svära

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	svära	sväras
Present tense	svär	svärs, sväres
Past tense	svor	svors
Supine	svurit	svurits
Imperative	svär	—
Present participle	svärande
Past participle	svuren

Related terms

• insvära
• svärord
• svordom