Stein und Bein schwören
German, verb[ˈʃtaɪ̯n ʊnt ˈbaɪ̯n ˈʃvøːʁən]
Stein und Bein schwören is spelled S-T-E-I-N-U-N-D-B-E-I-N-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-E-N (20 letters). Stein und Bein schwören is a German verb meaning “to swear on a stack of Bibles, to swear an absolute oath, to promise emphatically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Stein und Bein schwören mean in English?
verb
- 1
to swear on a stack of Bibles, to swear an absolute oath, to promise emphatically
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. aufrichtig etwas beteuern, schwören
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Stein und Bein schwören
- schwört Stein und Bein present singular third-person
- schwor Stein und Bein past
- schwur Stein und Bein archaic past
- Stein und Bein geschworen participle past
- schwöre Stein und Bein past subjunctive
- schwüre Stein und Bein past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 6 strong
- Stein und Bein schwörend participle present
- Stein und Bein zu schwören infinitive infinitive-zu
- schwören Stein und Bein first-person indicative plural
- schwörst Stein und Bein indicative present second-person
- schwörest Stein und Bein second-person singular subjunctive
- schwöret Stein und Bein plural second-person subjunctive
- schworen Stein und Bein first-person indicative plural
- schwuren Stein und Bein archaic first-person indicative
- schwüren Stein und Bein first-person formal plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stein und Bein schwören?
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯n ʊnt ˈbaɪ̯n ˈʃvøːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.