sværge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish swæriæ, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, cognate with Swedish svär(j)a, English swear, German schwören, Dutch zweren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɛrɣə/, [ˈsʋ̥æɐ̯ʊ]

Verb

sværge (past tense svor or sværgede, past participle svoret or sværget, common attributive svoren, definite or plural attributive svorne)

  1. to swear (take an oath)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sværge
active passive
present sværger sværges
past svor or sværgede svores or sværgedes
infinitive sværge sværges
imperative sværg —
participle
present sværgende
past svoret or sværget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund sværgen
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