sverja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Verb
sverja (strong declension: sór – sórum – svarið)
- to swear (make an oath)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-. Cognate with Old English swerian ( > English swear), Old Frisian swera ( > West Frisian swarre) Old Saxon swerian ( > Low German swören, sweren), Old High German sweren, swerien ( > German schwören), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (swaran).
Verb
sverja (strong conjugation)
- to swear