swerer

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sweriare, swerar, sweryar, sueryar, swerier, suerer, suerere, swearer, swerere

Etymology

From sweren +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛːrər(ə)/

Noun

swerer (plural swerers)

1. One who uses or employs profanity or swearwords.
2. One who makes an oral binding statement; an oath-taker.
3. (rare) One who makes people swear oaths.
4. (rare) One who sits on a jury.

Descendants

• English: swearer
• Scots: swerar, sweirar, swearar

References

• “swērer(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 December 2018.