zweren.
to swear, pledge, declare under oath
Meaning & usage
to swear, pledge, declare under oath
Verkozenen zweren trouw aan de Koning en de grondwet.
to make/take an oath
Zweren is een ernstige zaak: meineed wordt zwaar gestraft.
to swear, to curse, notably blasphemously
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch swēren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-West Germanic *swarjan, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
to hurt, be sore
to (infect and) produce pus, boils etc.
Hun wonden zworen afzichtelijk.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch swēren, from Old Dutch *sweran, from Proto-Germanic *sweraną.
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