beschwören
German (Berlin)
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to conjure
- (transitive) to swear to (something)
- (transitive) to evoke, to summon
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German beswern inherited from Old High German biswerian (urgently emphaticly, ceremoniously, beg solemnly) prefix from German schwören (swear).
Origin
German (Berlin)
schwören
Gloss
swear
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beschwörung German
- abschwören German
- einschwören German
- heraufbeschwören German
- schwören German
- verschwören German
- bezweren Dutch, Flemish
- bezwering Dutch, Flemish
- zweren Dutch, Flemish
- besvärja Swedish
- svärja Swedish
- besweren Middle Dutch
- biswerian Old High German
- beswern Middle High German
- swern Middle High German
- besweren Middle Low German
- besværia Old Swedish