schwären
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German swern, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German sweran, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *sweraną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃvɛːʀən/, /ʃvɛːɐ̯n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ʃveːʀən/, /ʃveːɐ̯n/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: schwä‧ren
Verb
- (intransitive, higher register) to fester, to suppurate, to ulcerate and to hurt
Conjugation
Further reading
- “schwären” in Duden online