forsweren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English forswerian; equivalent to for- +‎ sweren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈswɛːrən/, /fɔrˈswɛːriən/

Verb

forsweren

  1. To perform perjury; to lie in legal testimony.
  2. To disobey or act against a binding contract or oath.
  3. To be exiled from a realm or nation; to be banished.
  4. To deny, reject, or cast off a belief previously held.
  5. (rare) To strip oneself of privileges or rights.
  6. (rare, Christianity) To make an oath against God.
  7. (rare) To plot or scheme evilly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forsweren (strong class 6/4)
infinitive (to) forsweren, forswere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular forswere forswor, forswar
2nd-person singular forswerest forswore1, forsware1
3rd-person singular forswereth forswor, forswar
subjunctive singular forswere forswore2, forsware2
imperative singular —
plural3 forsweren, forswere forsworen, forswore, forswaren, forsware
imperative plural forswereth, forswere —
participles forswerynge, forswerende forsworen, forswore

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or forsworest, forswarest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: forswear

References

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