schweren

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːrən/, [ˈʃʋeː.ʁən], [ˈʃʋeː.ɐn], [ʃʋeːɐ̯n], [ʃʋɛɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -eːʀən
  • Homophone: schwären (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German swæren, from Old High German swārēn, from Proto-West Germanic *swārēn, from Proto-Germanic *swērāną.

Verb

schweren (weak, third-person singular present schwert, past tense schwerte, past participle geschwert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to be difficult
  2. (obsolete) to make difficult
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

schweren

  1. inflection of schwer:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural
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