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Origin and Meaning
Proto Indo-European
*swer- = 'to speak', 'to talk', 'to say'
Ancient Germanic
*swērjanan = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Proto-Norse
*swaruR = 'the one that answers' [1]
Old Norse
svar = 'answer', 'reply' [2]
svar = 'answer', 'reply', 'defence', 'account' [3]
sverja = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Gothic
swaren = 'to swear, to take an oath'
Old High German
swerien = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Old Saxon
swerian = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Old English
swerian' = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Old Frisian
swera = 'to swear', 'to take an oath'
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| ANT | see *AndswaruR (Norse) and Atse (Frisian) |
| GISS | see Gizurr |
Last Element Forms
-sar
-suar
-sur
-surr
-svar
-svarr
-swaruR
-zur
-zurr
References
- ↑ Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
- ↑ Geir T. Zoëga: A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (1910)
- ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)