zweer

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋeːr/, [zʋɪːr]
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  • Rhymes: -eːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch swere, from Old Dutch swero (“boil, abcess”), from Proto-Germanic *swerô (“ulcer”), from Proto-Germanic *sweraną (“to hurt; fester”).

Noun

zweer f (plural zweren, diminutive zweertje n)

  1. A purulent boil, skin injury containing pus, ulcer
Derived terms
  • verzweren

Etymology 2

cognate with swear, German Schwur 'oath'

Verb

zweer

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zweren
  2. imperative of zweren

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