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Forswore

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for·swear also fore·swear  (fôr-swâr, fr-)
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.]


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And one and all forswore fealty to Prince John, and lived quietly with Robin in the greenwood, doing harm to none and only awaiting the time when King Richard should come again.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
Think not we long remained blind to the idiotical folly of our founders, who forswore every delight of life for the pleasure of dying martyrs by hunger, by thirst, and by pestilence, and by the swords of savages, while they vainly strove to defend a barren desert, valuable only in the eyes of superstition.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
And so far as I know,' concluded Mr Riderhood, by way of proof and evidence to character, 'I HAVE actiwally forfeited the good opinions of several persons--even your own, Captain, if I understand your words--but I'd sooner do it than be forswore.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
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