forsweren
Middle English
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
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 | forswore, forsware, forswor, forswar | |
| 3rd-person singular | forswereth | forswor, forswar | |
| subjunctive singular | forswere | forswore1, forsware1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | forsweren, forswere | forsworen, forswore, forswaren, forsware | |
| imperative plural | forswereth, forswere | — | |
| participles | forswerynge, forswerende | forsworen, forswore, forsworn | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: forswear
References
- “forswēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-4.
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