schwären

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German swern, from Old High German sweran, from Proto-Germanic *sweraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛːrən/, , , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: schwä‧ren
  • Homophone: schweren (some speakers)

Verb

schwären (weak, third-person singular present schwärt, past tense schwärte, past participle geschwärt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, higher register, dated) to fester, to suppurate, to ulcerate and to hurt

Conjugation

Further reading

  • schwären” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwären” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schwären” in Duden online