sware
English
Verb
sware
- (archaic) simple past tense of swear
Noun
sware (plural swares)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of swear
Anagrams
- resaw, sawer, swear, wares, wears
Afrikaans
Adjective
sware
- attributive formal of swaar
Gothic
Romanization
swarē
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French esquarre, esquerre.
Noun
sware
- Alternative form of square
Etymology 2
From Old English swaru, from Proto-Germanic *swarō.
Alternative forms
- swore, swar, suare, swere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswaːr(ə)/
Noun
sware
- A response to a query or questioning; an answer.
- A statement or spoken sentence; something said.
- The taking of an oath or compact a promising or agreeing.
- (rare) An example of profanity or swearing.
Related terms
- answere
- swaren
Descendants
- English: sware (obsolete), swear (remodeled on the verb swear)
- Scots: swear (remodeled on the verb sweir)
References
- “swār(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-05.
Etymology 3
From Old English *swarian.
Verb
sware
- Alternative form of swaren
Etymology 4
From Old English swǣr, swār.
Noun
sware
- Alternative form of swere