Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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, “quarrel”)), Russian ссо́ра (ssóra, “quarrel, dispute”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈswɑ.rɔː/
    • Rhymes: -ɑ.rɔː

    Noun

    *swarō f

    1. a solemn statement or affirmation; oath; vow

    Inflection

    Declension of *swarō (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *swarō *swarôz
    vocative *swarō *swarôz
    accusative *swarǭ *swarōz
    genitive *swarōz *swarǫ̂
    dative *swarōi *swarōmaz
    instrumental *swarō *swarōmiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: swaru
    • Old Frisian: *swer, *ser (in derivatives)
    • (Old Saxon: swōr)
    • (Old High German: *swuor; swōrō (in derivatives))
    • Old Norse: svar

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*swaran ~ *swarō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 391
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