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
Inflection of sværge
present past
simple sværger svor or sværgede
perfect har svoret or sværget havde svoret or sværget
passive sværges svores or sværgedes
participle sværgende svoret or sværget
imperative sværg —
infinitive sværge —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund sværgen —
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