English Explanatory Dictionary

sworn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of swear
adj
  1. Given or declared under oath.
  2. Bound as though by an oath.
  3. Ardent, devout.

Pronunciation

/swɔːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-sworn.wav /swɔɹn/ En-us-sworn.ogg /swo(ː)ɹn/ /swoən/

Word forms

sworn

Etymology

From Middle English sworen, isworen, from Old English sworen, ġesworen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaran, *giswaran, from Proto-Germanic *swaranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swarjaną (“to swear”), equivalent to swear + -en.

Derived words

nonsworn sworn broker sworn virgin unsworn

Translations

Czech: vázaný přísahou
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