swera
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
swēra
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰
Old Frisian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to ache”). Cognates include Old English swerian, Old Saxon swerian and Old Dutch sweren.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
swera
- (transitive, intransitive) to swear
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of swera (strong class 6)
| infinitive | swera | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | swere | swōr |
| 2nd person singular | swerest, swerst | swōrest, swōrst |
| 3rd person singular | swereth, swerth | swōr |
| plural | swerath | swōren |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | swere | swōre |
| plural | swere, sweren | swōre, swōren |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | swer | |
| plural | swereth | |
| participle | present | past |
| swerande | esweren, sweren | |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN