𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴

Gothic

Etymology

Possibly related to 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (swaran). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 • (swarē)

1. without a reason, in vain
   • Gothic Bible, Mark 7.7:

     𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴.

     iþ swarē mik blōtand, laisjandans laiseinins, anabusnins mannē.

     Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Further reading

Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 133