Old English · verb
forswerian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VI
- IPA
- /forˈswer.jɑn/[forˈswerˠ.jɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈswer · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- forswearcommitperjuryswear
Meaning
-
to commit perjury, swear a false oath
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forswerie | forswōr |
| 2nd singular | forswerest | forswōre |
| 3rd singular | forswereþ | forswōr |
| Plural | forsweriaþ | forswōron |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forswerie | forswōre |
| Plural | forswerien | forswōren |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forswerian |
| Inflected infinitive | forswerienne |
| Imperative singular | forswere |
| Imperative plural | forsweriaþ |
| Present participle | forsweriende |
| Past participle | forsworen |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren. Equivalent to for- + swerian.
Descendants
forswear
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forswerian · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution · Report a problem with this entry