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Old English swǣr (inherited)
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Old English swār (mention)
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Middle English swær (alter)
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Middle English swar (alter)
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Middle English sware (alter)
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Middle English swer (alter)
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Middle English suere (alter)
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Proto-Germanic *swēraz (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *swār (inherited)
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English swear (inherited)
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English sweer (inherited)
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Middle English sware (alter)
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Scots sweir (inherited)