- forswerian
- sv/r6, sv/i6 3rd pres forswereð past forswór/on ptp forsworen to swear falsely; make useless by a spell
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Forswear — For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forswearing — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forswore — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forsworn — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To forswear one's self — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forswear — also foreswear verb (forswore; forsworn; swearing) Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for + swerian to swear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
forswear — forswearer, n. /fawr swair /, v., forswore, forsworn, forswearing. v.t. 1. to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit. 2. to deny vehemently or under oath. 3. to perjure (oneself). v.i. 4. to swear falsely; commit perjury.… … Universalium
forsworen — adj forsworn, perjured [past part of forswerian] … Old to modern English dictionary
forswear — for|swear [fo:ˈsweə US fo:rˈswer] v past tense forswore [ ˈswo: US ˈswo:r] past participle forsworn [ ˈswo:n US ˈswo:rn] [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: forswerian] to stop doing something or promise that you will stop doing something =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forswear — (v.) O.E. forswerian swear falsely, also abandon or renounce on oath, from for completely + swerian to swear. Related: Foreswore; foresworn … Etymology dictionary
