*swērāną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswɛː.rɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to be or become heavy
to honour

Etymology

From both *swēraz (‘heavy’) + *-āną (‘stative-fientive suffix’) and *swēraz (‘heavy’) + *-āną (‘factitive suffix’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swērō	–	–
2nd singular	swēraisi	–	swērai
3rd singular	swēraiþi	–	swērāþau
1st dual	swērōs	–	–
2nd dual	swērāþiz	–	swērāþiz
1st plural	swērāmaz	–	–
2nd plural	swēraiþ	–	swēraiþ
3rd plural	swērānþi	–	swērānþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	–	–
2nd singular	swērāsai	–
3rd singular	swērāþai	–
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swērānþai	–
2nd plural	swērānþai	–
3rd plural	swērānþai	–

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swēradǭ	swēradēdį̄
2nd singular	swēradēz	swēradēdīz
3rd singular	swēradē	swēradēdī
1st dual	swēradēdū	swēradēdīw
2nd dual	swēradēdudiz	swēradēdīdiz
1st plural	swēradēdum	swēradēdīm
2nd plural	swēradēdud	swēradēdīd
3rd plural	swēradēdun	swēradēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swērāną	swērāndz	swēradaz

Descendants

*swārēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swāron (Old Dutch)
  - swâren (Middle Dutch)
    - zwaren (Dutch)
*swārēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēria (Old Frisian)
  - swierje (West Frisian)
*swārēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- swārēn (Old High German)
  - swāren (Middle High German)
  - anairswārēn (Old High German)
*swārēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swāron (Old Saxon)
  - swāren (Middle Low German)
𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰𐌽 (swērān) (Gothic)

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