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Forsworn

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for·swear also fore·swear  (fôr-swâr, fr-)
v. for·swore (fôr-swôr, fr-swr), for·sworn (fôr-swôrn, fr-swrn), for·swear·ing, for·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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