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1 swear
sweəpast tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) sverge (på)2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) banne•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear tobanneIsubst. \/sweə\/( hverdagslig) sverging, banning, ederhave a good swear banne så det lyserII1) banne, sverge2) sverge på, avlegge ed på, beedige, bekrefte med ed• will you swear to it?3) love høyt og hellig, bedyrebe sworn avlegge ed• I'll be sworn \/ I dare be sworncurse and swear banne og svergeI swear jeg sverger, kors på halsenswear a solemn oath sverge dyrt og helligswear at someone forbanne noen, la det regne eder og forbannelser over noenswear blind banne påswear false sverge falskt, begå menedswear in ta i ededfestepresidenten ble edfestet \/ presidenten avla embetsedenswear like a trooper banne så det lyserswear off someone\/something avsverge noe(n), love å holde seg unna noe(n)swear (up)on the Bible sverge med hånden på Bibelenswear someone to secrecy la noen avlegge taushetsløfteswear the oath avlegge ed(en) -
2 oath
əuƟplural - oaths; noun1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) ed2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) banneord, banning•banningsubst. \/əʊθ\/, i flertall: \/əʊħz\/, eller \/əʊθs\/1) ed2) banningby oath ved edoath of allegiance troskapsedoath of office embetsed, embetsløfteon my oath ( hverdagslig) jeg sverger• I didn't say so, on my oathjeg sa ikke det, jeg svergeron oath ved ed, beediget, under edpass an oath avlegge ed, svergeput somebody on oath la noen avlegge ed, sette noen under edswear a false oath begå menedswear an oath avlegge ed, sverge påtake (an) oath avlegge ed, svergetake one's oath on something sverge påtake the oath ( jus) avlegge edunder oath under ed, edsvorenwith an oath ved ed -
3 swear in
(to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath: The new Governor is being sworn in next week.) ta i ed -
4 swear to
(to make a solemn statement, with an oath, in support of: I'll swear to the truth of what he said; I think he was here this morning, but I wouldn't like to swear to it.) sverge, avlegge ed på -
5 fealty
subst. \/ˈfiː(ə)ltɪ\/1) ( historisk) vasallplikt, lensplikt2) ( poetisk) troskapoath of fealty ( historisk) vasalled, lensedswear fealty to somebody love noen troskap -
6 sworn
swo:n1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) svoren2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) edsvorenI\/swɔːn\/perf. partisipp av ➢ swear, 2IIadj. \/swɔːn\/1) ( også overført) svoren2) ( jus) edsvoren3) ( jus) edelig, beediget, bekreftet med edsworn brother nær venn, uadskillelig vennsworn friend trofast venn, venn for livet
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