forswerian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren. Equivalent to for- +‎ swerian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈswer.jɑn/, [forˈswerˠ.jɑn] === Verb === forswerian to commit perjury, swear a false oath ==== Usage notes ==== Like Modern English "to perjure," often used reflexively: Ġif hwelċ lǣwede mann hine forswerie, fæste fēower ġēar ("If a layman perjures himself, he must fast for four years"). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== mānswerian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forsweren English: forswear ==== See also ==== mānāþ (“perjury”) mānswara (“perjurer”)