Schwoer

See also: schwör and schwoër

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Schwor (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German swāgur, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz. Cognate with Hunsrik Schwoher, German Schwager, Dutch zwager. The word originally behaved like boer, Hoer, Joer, kloer, moer, thus being optionally monosyllabic in the basic form and usually contracted before vocalic suffixes; but it is now treated by analogy with masculine agent nouns in -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃwoː.ɐ]

Noun

Schwoer m (plural Schweeër or Schwoeren, feminine Schwéiesch)

1. brother-in-law