/swɔːn/, /swɔɹn/, /swo(ː)ɹn/
OriginFrom Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.
- form-of, participle, pastpast participle of swear
- not-comparableGiven or declared under oath.
“His sworn statement convinced the judge.”
- not-comparableBound as though by an oath.
“I'm sworn to secrecy.”
“Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.”
- not-comparableArdent, devout.
“a sworn foe”
“a sworn socialist”