*swarō

Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑ.rɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

statement, affirmation; oath, vow

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (‘to say, speak, talk, swear, curse’), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *swarjaną (‘to swear’). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *svarъ (e.g. Old Church Slavonic сваръ (svarŭ) (svarŭ, ‘quarrel’)), Russian ссо́ра (ssóra, ‘quarrel, dispute’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.swarōswarôz
Acc.swarǭswarōz
Gen.swarōzswarǫ̂
Dat.swarōiswarōmaz
Inst.swarōswarōmiz
Voc.swarōswarôz

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Descendants

  • swaru (Old English)
    • sware (Middle English)
      • swear (English)
      • swere, swear (Scots)
  • *swer (Old Frisian)
  • *ser (Old Frisian)
  • swōr (Old Saxon)
  • *swuor (Old High German)
    • swuor (Middle High German)
      • Schwur (German)
  • swōrō (Old High German)
    • swuor (Middle High German)
      • Schwur (German)
  • svar (Old Norse)
    • svar (Danish)
    • svar (Faroese)
    • svar (Icelandic)
    • svar (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • svar (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • svar (Swedish)

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