forswear
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
- (intransitive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forsweren inherited from Old English forswerian (swear falsely) prefix from English swear.
Origin
English
swear
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beswear English
- forswearer English
- forswearest English
- forsweareth English
- misswear English
- outswear English
- reswear English
- swear English
- swearable English
- swearer English
- swearest English
- sweareth English
- swearing English
- swearsies English
- swearsome English
- sweary English
- sworn English
- unswear English
- Verschwörung German
- schwören German
- verschwören German
- forswerian Old English
- swerian Old English
- forsweren Middle English
- forswerer Middle English
- forswerynge Middle English
- sweren Middle English
- verswern Middle High German
- borsbéeran Cimbrian
- sbéeran Cimbrian
- sweri Sranan Tongo