forsweren

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === vorzuerie, forswere, for-swere === Etymology === From Old English forswerian; equivalent to for- +‎ sweren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrˈswɛːrən/, /fɔrˈswɛːriən/ === Verb === forsweren To perform perjury; to lie in legal testimony. To disobey or act against a binding contract or oath. To be exiled from a realm or nation; to be banished. To deny, reject, or cast off a belief previously held. (rare) To strip oneself of privileges or rights. (rare, Christianity) To make an oath against God. (rare) To plot or scheme evilly. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== forswerer forswerynge ==== Descendants ==== English: forswear ==== References ==== “forswēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-4.