Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-swerian

Part of speech: ic -swerige, -swerge;

Definitions

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1 ge-swerian

p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear] To swear, take an oath; jūrāre :-- Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sunu Meotudes this I swear by the son of the Creator, Elen. Kmbl. 1368; El. 686. Ic geswerge I swear, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 17; Jul. 80. Swá ic geswór wið Drihten sīcut jūrāvit Domĭno, Ps. Th. 131, 2. Ðú geswóre Apollonio thou didst swear to Apollonius, Apol. Th. 23, 5. He befóran his fæder gesweór, ðæt he nǽfre ne wurde Rómána freónd he swore before his father that he would never become a friend of the Romans, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 25. Him betweonum geswóran they took an oath among themselves, 1, 11; Bos. 34, 37: 1, 14; Bos. 37, 16. ge-swerian

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛋᚹᛖᚱᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

El.: Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Jul.: Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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