UrsprungFrom Old Swedish sværia, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
- to swear, to curse; to use offensive language
“Jag lägger mig i gräset ner. Ligger still och bara ler. Slumrar till och snarkar tyst. Drömmer om en kvinnas byst. Då ser jag nån som emot mig går, liderlig med utsläppt hår. Hon är vacker som en dag.” — I lie down in the grass ["Jag lägger mig ner i gräset" is the usual word order. Ner (“down”) can be skipped]. [I] lie still and just grin [or smile]. [I] dooze off and snore quietly. [I] dream of a wo
- to take an oath
- to promise that something is true, as by taking an oath on it
Formersvär(present) · svor(preterite) · svurit(supine) · svär(imperative) · svära(active, infinitive) · sväras(infinitive, passive) · svurit(active, supine) · svurits(passive, supine) · svär(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · svären(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · svär(active, indicative, present) · svor(active, indicative, past) · svärs(indicative, passive, present) · sväres(indicative, passive, present) · svors(indicative, passive, past) · svära(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · svuro(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · sväras(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)