avsvära

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

av (off) +‎ svära (swear) +‎ sig (oneself)

Verb

avsvära (present avsvär, preterite avsvor, supine avsvurit, imperative avsvär)

  1. (reflexive) to (solemnly) renounce (a faith or allegiance or the like), to abjure, to forswear
    Han avsvor sig sin katolska tro
    He renounced his Catholic faith

Usage notes

Historically often about renouncing under oath.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avsvära (class 4 strong)
active passive
infinitive avsvära
supine avsvurit
imperative avsvär
imper. plural1 avsvären
present past present past
indicative avsvär avsvor
ind. plural1 avsvära avsvuro
subjunctive2 avsväre avsvure
present participle avsvärande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of avsvärja (class 4 strong)
active passive
infinitive avsvärja
supine avsvurit
imperative avsvärj
imper. plural1 avsvärjen
present past present past
indicative avsvärjer avsvor
ind. plural1 avsvärja avsvuro
subjunctive2 avsvärje avsvure
present participle avsvärjande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of afsvärja (class 4 strong, obsolete)
active passive
infinitive afsvärja
supine afsvurit
imperative afsvärj
imper. plural1 afsvärjen
present past present past
indicative afsvärjer afsvor
ind. plural1 afsvärja afsvuro
subjunctive2 afsvärje afsvure
present participle afsvärjande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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