*sweraną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswe.rɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

  1. to hurt
  2. to fester; ulcerate

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (‘to ache, fester’). Possibly related to Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀 (xᵛara) (xᵛara, ‘wound, hurt’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularswerōsweraų–
2nd singularswirizisweraizswer
3rd singularswiridisweraisweradau
1st dualswerōzsweraiw–
2nd dualsweradizsweraidizsweradiz
1st pluralsweramazsweraim–
2nd pluralswiridsweraidswirid
3rd pluralswerandiswerainswerandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularswerai–
2nd singularswerazaisweraizau
3rd singularsweradaisweraidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralswerandaisweraindau
2nd pluralswerandaisweraindau
3rd pluralswerandaisweraindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularswarswērį̄
2nd singularswartswērīz
3rd singularswarswērī
1st dualswērūswērīw
2nd dualswērudizswērīdiz
1st pluralswērumswērīm
2nd pluralswērudswērīd
3rd pluralswērunswērīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
sweraną swerandz suranaz, swuranaz

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Descendants

  • swor (Old English)
  • swarnian (Old English)
  • swārnian (Old English)
  • swornian (Old English)
  • *sweran (Old Saxon)
    • swēren (Middle Low German)
  • *sweran (Old Dutch)
    • swēren (Middle Dutch)
      • zweren (Dutch)
        • sweer (Afrikaans)
  • swëran (Old High German)
    • swërn, swëre, swër, geswër, swërde (Middle High German)
      • schwären, Geschwür (German)
  • swëro (Old High German)
    • swërn, swëre, swër, geswër, swërde (Middle High German)
      • schwären, Geschwür (German)
  • swërado (Old High German)
    • swërn, swëre, swër, geswër, swërde (Middle High German)
      • schwären, Geschwür (German)
  • swërdo (Old High German)
    • swërn, swëre, swër, geswër, swërde (Middle High German)
      • schwären, Geschwür (German)

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