Infinitive
swerian
Participles
| Present | swerandi |
| Past | gisworan; sworan |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sweru |
| 2nd sing. | sweris |
| 3rd sing. | swerid |
| 1st plur. | sweriad |
| 2nd plur. | sweriad |
| 3rd plur. | sweriad |
Past
| 1st sing. | swōr |
| 2nd sing. | swōri |
| 3rd sing. | swōr |
| 1st plur. | swōrun |
| 2nd plur. | swōrun |
| 3rd plur. | swōrun |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | swerie |
| 2nd sing. | sweries |
| 3rd sing. | swerie |
| 1st plur. | swerien |
| 2nd plur. | swerien |
| 3rd plur. | swerien |
Past
| 1st sing. | swōri |
| 2nd sing. | swōris |
| 3rd sing. | swōri |
| 1st plur. | swōrin |
| 2nd plur. | swōrin |
| 3rd plur. | swōrin |
Imperative
| Singular | sweri |
| Plural | sweriad |
Verbs conjugated like swerian
swerian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to protect, to guard”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*swarjaną'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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