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svära

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See also: svara, svarā, and svåra

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish sværia, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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svära (present svär, preterite svor, supine svurit, imperative svär)

  1. to swear, to curse; to use offensive language
  2. to take an oath
  3. to promise that something is true, as by taking an oath on it

Conjugation

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Conjugation of svära (class 4 strong)
active passive
infinitive svära sväras
supine svurit svurits
imperative svär
imper. plural1 svären
present past present past
indicative svär svor svärs, sväres svors
ind. plural1 svära svuro sväras svuros
subjunctive2 sväre svure sväres svures
present participle svärande
past participle svuren

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of svärja (class 4 strong)
active passive
infinitive svärja svärjas
supine svurit svurits
imperative svärj
imper. plural1 svärjen
present past present past
indicative svärjer svor svärjs, svärjes svors
ind. plural1 svärja svuro svärjas svuros
subjunctive2 svärje svure svärjes svures
present participle svärjande
past participle svuren

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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