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for-swerian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen
Wright's OE grammar
§649;
To FORSWEAR, to swear falsely, perjure; ejūrāre, pējĕrāre
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  • He sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde

    he had forsworn martial weapons,

    • Beo. Th. 1613
      • ;
    • B. 804.

  • Ic forswerige

    pējĕro,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 84
      • ;
    • Som. 73, 98
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 49, 6.

  • Ne forswere ðú

    non perjūrābis,

    • Mt. Bos. 5, 33.

  • Gyf gehádod man forswerige oððe forlicge, gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý

    if a man in orders swear falsely or fornicate, let him make amends for it according as the deed may be,

    • L. E. G. 3
      • ;
    • Th. i. 168, 5.

  • Gif hwylc lǽwede man hine forswerige, fæste iv geár

    if any layman perjure himself, let him fast four years,

    • L. Erg. P. ii. 24
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 192, 6, 14.

  • Forsworen

    perjūrus,

    • Wrt. Voc. 86, 69: Gen. 24, 8.

  • We ne beóþ forsworene

    ĕrĭmus mundi ab hoc jūrāmento,

    • Jos. 2, 20.

  • He hine forsworenne and trýwleásne clypode

    he called him forsworn and faithless.

    • Chr. 1094
      • ;
    • Erl. 229, 32.

  • Ða forsworenan mid forsworenum forwurþaþ

    perjurers shall perish with perjurers,

    • Homl. Th. i. 133, 24.
Etymology
[
Ger. sich ver-schwören to conspire.
]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “for-swerian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/11777.

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