geswerian

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ swerian. Cognate with Old Saxon giswerian, Old High German giswerian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈswer.jɑn/, [jeˈswerˠ.jɑn]

Verb

ġeswerian

  1. to swear an oath, promise
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      On þām ġewinne, ⁊ on moneġum oþrum æfter þǣm, Hannibal ġecȳþde þone nīþ ⁊ þone hete þe hē beforan his fæder ġeswōr, þā hē nigonwintre cniht wæs, þæt hē næfre ne wurde Rōmana frēond.
      In that battle, and in many others after that, Hannibal proved the hatred and hostility that he swore before his father when he was a nine-year-old boy, that he would never become a friend of the Romans.
  2. to confirm by oath

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeswerian (strong, class VI)
infinitive ġeswerian ġeswerienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeswerie ġeswōr
second person singular ġeswerest ġeswōre
third person singular ġeswereþ ġeswōr
plural ġesweriaþ ġeswōron
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeswerie ġeswōre
plural ġeswerien ġeswōren
imperative
singular ġeswere
plural ġesweriaþ
participle present past
ġesweriende ġesworen
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