| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | swer- |
| DEFINITION: | To speak, talk. O-grade form *swor-. a. swear, from Old English swerian, to swear, proclaim, from Germanic *swarjan; b. answer, from Old English andswaru, answer, from Germanic *and-swar , “a swearing against,” “rebuttal” (*andi-, against; see ant-). (Pokorny 1. s er- 1049.) |
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