verb
or fore·swear fȯrˈswe(ə)r, -wa(a)(ə)r; fȯ(ə)ˈsweə, -wa(a)ə
( for·swore or fore·swore fȯrˈswō(ə)r, -wȯ(ə)r; fȯ(ə)ˈswōə, -wȯ(ə) ; forsworn or foresworn fȯrˈswȯ(ə)rn, fȯ(ə)ˈswȯ(ə)n ; forswearing or foreswearing ; forswears or foreswears )
Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (akin to Old Saxon farswerian to swear falsely, Old High German farswerren to abjure), from for- + swerian to swear — more at swear
transitive verb
1. : to reject or renounce upon oath ; broadly : to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations — sometimes used with an infinitive as object
she had forsworn to wed again
2. : to deny upon oath
forswore the debt
3.
a. archaic : to swear to (as a matter of fact) falsely
b. : perjure
forswear himself
intransitive verb
: to swear falsely : commit perjury
Synonyms: see abjure