beweren

From a merger of two Middle Dutch verbs:

• Middle Dutch beweren, an eastern variant of bewaren (“to prove”), from waer (“true”) (modern waar). Equivalent to waar +‎ be- -en.
• Middle Dutch beweren, equivalent to be- +‎ weren (“to defend against, to hold back”). Closely related to bewaren (“to uphold, to stand one's ground”) (modern bewaren).

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʋeːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧we‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

beweren

1. (transitive) to claim, to assert, to allege

• bewering

• Afrikaans: beweer