svära

See also: svara, svarā, and svåra

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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Verb

svära (present svär, preterite svor, supine svurit, imperative svär)

  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 (class 4 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 svuro sväras svuros
Subjunctive2 sväre svure sväres svures
Participles
Present participle svärande
Past participle svuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of svärja (class 4 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive svärja svärjas
Supine svurit svurits
Imperative svärj —
Imper. plural1 svärjen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative svärjer svor svärjs, svärjes svors
Ind. plural1 svärja svuro svärjas svuros
Subjunctive2 svärje svure svärjes svures
Participles
Present participle svärjande
Past participle svuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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