Word of the Day:
forswear
What It Means
To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
To commit perjury; to break an oath.
We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.
Forswear in Context
“Never to woo her more; but do forswear her.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- + swear.
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