avsvära
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]av (“off”) + svära (“swear”) + sig (“oneself”)
Verb
[edit]avsvära (present avsvär, preterite avsvor, supine avsvurit, imperative avsvär)
- (reflexive) to (solemnly) renounce (a faith or allegiance or the like), to abjure, to forswear
- Han avsvor sig sin katolska tro
- He renounced his Catholic faith
Usage notes
[edit]Historically often about renouncing under oath.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of avsvära (class 4 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | avsvära | — | ||
Supine | avsvurit | — | ||
Imperative | avsvär | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | avsvären | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | avsvär | avsvor | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | avsvära | avsvuro | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | avsväre | avsvure | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | avsvärande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of avsvärja (class 4 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | avsvärja | — | ||
Supine | avsvurit | — | ||
Imperative | avsvärj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | avsvärjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | avsvärjer | avsvor | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | avsvärja | avsvuro | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | avsvärje | avsvure | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | avsvärjande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of afsvärja (class 4 strong, obsolete)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | afsvärja | — | ||
Supine | afsvurit | — | ||
Imperative | afsvärj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | afsvärjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | afsvärjer | afsvor | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | afsvärja | afsvuro | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | afsvärje | afsvure | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | afsvärjande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |