zweren
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch swēren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Verb
[edit]zweren
- (transitive) to swear, pledge, declare under oath
- Verkozenen zweren trouw aan de Koning en de grondwet.
- Elected officials swear loyalty to the King and the constitution.
- (intransitive) to make/take an oath
- Zweren is een ernstige zaak: meineed wordt zwaar gestraft.
- Taking an oath is a serious matter: perjury carries grave punishments.
- (intransitive) to swear, to curse, notably blasphemously
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of zweren (strong class 6 j-present) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| past singular | zwoer | |||
| past participle | gezworen | |||
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| gerund | zweren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zweer | zwoer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zweert, zweer2 | zwoer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zweert | zwoer | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zweert | zwoert | ||
| 3rd person singular | zweert | zwoer | ||
| plural | zweren | zwoeren | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwere | zwoere | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zweren | zwoeren | ||
| imperative sing. | zweer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zweert | |||
| participles | zwerend | gezworen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Dutch swēren, from Old Dutch *sweran, from Proto-Germanic *sweraną.
Verb
[edit]zweren
- (intransitive, obsolete) to hurt, be sore
- (intransitive) to (infect and) produce pus, boils etc.
- Hun wonden zworen afzichtelijk.
- Their wounds were hideously pustulant.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of zweren (strong class 4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| past singular | zwoor | |||
| past participle | gezworen | |||
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| gerund | zweren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zweer | zwoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zweert, zweer2 | zwoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zweert | zwoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zweert | zwoort | ||
| 3rd person singular | zweert | zwoor | ||
| plural | zweren | zworen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwere | zwore | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zweren | zworen | ||
| imperative sing. | zweer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zweert | |||
| participles | zwerend | gezworen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
| Conjugation of zweren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| past singular | zweerde | |||
| past participle | gezweerd | |||
| infinitive | zweren | |||
| gerund | zweren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zweer | zweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zweert, zweer2 | zweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zweert | zweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zweert | zweerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | zweert | zweerde | ||
| plural | zweren | zweerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwere | zweerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zweren | zweerden | ||
| imperative sing. | zweer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zweert | |||
| participles | zwerend | gezweerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: sweer
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]zweren
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