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ge-swerian

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absolute,
to use an oath in confirmation of a statement, promise, &c.
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  • Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga

    prohibens omnino jurare,

      Mt. p. 14, 17.

  • On an gesworene conspirati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 22. I a.

    to swear

    by :-- Suá huelc gesuerias ðerh ðone tempel,
      Mt. L. 23, 16.
with cognate object,
to swear an oath
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  • Hwæt mǽnde se á ð swá gesworen?,

      Hml. Th. ii. 234, 31.

  • Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene,

      Chr. 1012; P. 143, 5.

  • Fore áðum giswornum (gesuoerenum, L. )

    propter iusiurandum,

      Mk. R. 6, 26.
with clause containing statement of that which isconfirmed by oath,
to swear that . . .
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  • Hé ongann gesuoeria þte ic nát,

      Mk. 14, 71.

  • Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon,

      Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27.
a.
to swear by . . . that. . .
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  • Hé him geswór on his goda noman þæt hé ǽgþer wolde . . . ,

      Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 9.
combining
and
to swear an oath that . . .
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  • Áð þte giswór ł þte gisworen bið tó Abrahame þte búta ondo . . . hére we him,

      Lk. R. L. 1, 73.

  • Hié áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman . . . ,

      Ors. l, 14; S. 56, 19.

  • Hié him betweónum áþas geswóran ꝥ. . . ,

      2, 4; S. 70, 15.
to confirm by oath, swear to an agreement
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  • Ðáas forewarde geswóran .xii. þá betste of þes cynges healfe and .xii. of þes eorles,

      Chr. 1091; P. 226, 17. þǽ ǽr
    seó forewearde ǽr wæs gewroht and eác gesworen, 1094; P. 228, 37.
to swear a person,
swear in, administer an oath to a person who is promising to discharge an obligation
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  • Hé wæs of his earde ádrifen, and ðéh wæs tócinge gesworen

    he had been sworn in as king,

      Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 10.
Etymology
[O. Sax. gi-swerian to swear an oath: O. H. Ger. ge-swerien, -swerren jurare, conjurare.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-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/49912.

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