- hann gefa Frey; kǫlluðu þeir hann svá helgan, at yfir hans
burst skyldi sverja um ǫll stór mál, ok
skyldi þeim
gelti blóta at sonarblóti; jólaaptan skyldi...
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utilizes a drop of 325
meters (1,066 ft) from Stor-Sverjesjøen (Big Lake
Sverja,
regulated at 872.5–867.7
meters or 2,863–2,847 feet) and Falningsjøen (Lake...
- and
cognate words are Old
English andswaru (→
English swear), Old
Norse sverja "to swear", or
Sanskrit svarati (स्वरति) "to sing", "to sound", "to praise"...
- v, but w
after s, k: vatn "water" > vann [ˈvanː] (SD vand [ˈʋænˀ]), but
sverja "swear" > swæra [ˈswɛːʁa] (SD sværge [ˈsʋaːʊ]),
kvenna "woman" > kwinnja...
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other languages include Old
English andswaru (→
English swear), Old
Norse sverja "to swear", or
Sanskrit स्वरति,
svarati "to sing", "to make sound", "to...
