sware

Contents

English

Verb

sware

1. (archaic) simple past tense of swear

Noun

sware (plural swares)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of swear

Anagrams

• resaw, sawer, swear, wares, wears

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Afrikaans

Adjective

sware

1. attributive form of swaar

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Gothic

Romanization

swarē

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French esquarre, esquerre.

Noun

sware

1. Alternative form of square

Etymology 2

From Old English swaru, from Proto-Germanic *swarō.

Alternative forms

• swore, swar, suare, swere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswaːr(ə)/

Noun

sware

1. A response to a query or questioning; an answer.
2. A statement or spoken sentence; something said.
3. The taking of an oath or compact a promising or agreeing.
4. (rare) An example of profanity or swearing.

Related terms

• answere
• swaren

Descendants

• English: sware (obsolete), swear (remodeled on the verb swear)
• Scots: swear (remodeled on the verb sweir)

References

• “swār(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-05.

Etymology 3

From Old English *swarian.

Verb

sware

1. Alternative form of swaren

Etymology 4

From Old English swǣr, swār.

Noun

sware

1. Alternative form of swere