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verschwören

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ schwören, from Middle High German verswern, from Old High German firswerren, firswerien, farsweren, from Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, English forswear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃvøːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schwö‧ren
  • Rhymes: -øːʀən, -øːʁən

Verb

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verschwören (class 6 strong, third-person singular present verschwört, past tense verschwor or (archaic) verschwur, past participle verschworen, past subjunctive verschwöre or verschwüre, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to conspire
    Synonym: konspirieren
  2. (reflexive) to dedicate oneself [with dative ‘to something’]

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