svära

See also: svara, svarā, and svåra

Swedish

Alternative forms

• svärja

Etymology

From Old Swedish sværia, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

svära

1. to swear, to curse; to use offensive language
2. to take an oath
3. to promise that something is true, as by taking an oath on it

Conjugation

Conjugation of svära (strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svära		sväras
Supine	svurit		svurits
Imperative	svär		—
Imper. plural1	svären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svär	svor	svärs, sväres	svors
Ind. plural1	svära	svoro	sväras	svoros
Subjunctive2	sväre	svore	sväres	svores
	Participles
Present participle	svärande
Past participle	svuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• insvära
• svärord
• svordom

Anagrams

• ärvas