for·swear also fore·swear (fôr-swâr , f r-)v. for·swore also fore·swore (fôr-swôr , fr-swr), for·sworn also fore·sworn (fôr-swôrn, fr-swrn), for·swear·ing also fore·swear·ing, for·swears also fore·swears v.tr. 1. a. To renounce or repudiate under oath. b. To renounce seriously. 2. To disavow under oath; deny. 3. To make (oneself) guilty of perjury. v.intr. To swear falsely; commit perjury. [Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian : for-, wrongly; see for- + swerian, to swear; see swear.] |
forsworn [fɔːˈswɔːn]
vb
the past participle of forswear
forswornness n
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