"forswerian" meaning in Old English

See forswerian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /forˈswer.jɑn/, [forˈswerˠ.jɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren. Equivalent to for- + swerian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fraswarjan}} Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan, {{cog|osx|farswerian}} Old Saxon farswerian, {{cog|goh|farsweren}} Old High German farsweren, {{af|ang|for-|swerian}} for- + swerian Head templates: {{ang-verb|forswerian}} forswerian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|forswerian<s6>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], forswerian [infinitive], forswerienne [infinitive], forswerie [first-person, present, singular], forswōr [first-person, past, singular], forswerest [present, second-person, singular], forswōre [past, second-person, singular], forswereþ [present, singular, third-person], forswōr [past, singular, third-person], forsweriaþ [plural, present], forswōron [past, plural], forswerie [present, singular], forswōre [past, singular], forswerien [plural, present], forswōren [past, plural], forswere [imperative, past, present, singular], forsweriaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], forsweriende [imperative, present], forsworen [imperative, past]
  1. to commit perjury, swear a false oath Synonyms: mānswerian Related terms: mānāþ (english: perjury), mānswara (english: perjurer)

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "forsweren"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: forsweren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: forsweren"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "forswear"
          },
          "expansion": "English: forswear",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: forswear"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fraswarjan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "farswerian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon farswerian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "farsweren"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German farsweren",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "for-",
        "3": "swerian"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + swerian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren. Equivalent to for- + swerian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "6",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōr",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswereþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōr",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōron",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsworen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forswerian"
      },
      "expansion": "forswerian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forswerian<s6>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to commit perjury, swear a false oath"
      ],
      "id": "en-forswerian-ang-verb-n2hWG95i",
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "perjury",
          "perjury"
        ],
        [
          "swear",
          "swear"
        ],
        [
          "false",
          "false"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "perjury",
          "word": "mānāþ"
        },
        {
          "english": "perjurer",
          "word": "mānswara"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mānswerian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/forˈswer.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[forˈswerˠ.jɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forswerian"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "forsweren"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: forsweren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: forsweren"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "forswear"
          },
          "expansion": "English: forswear",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: forswear"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fraswarjan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "farswerian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon farswerian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "farsweren"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German farsweren",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "for-",
        "3": "swerian"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + swerian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan. Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren. Equivalent to for- + swerian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "6",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōr",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswereþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōr",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōron",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswerien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswōren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forswere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsweriende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsworen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forswerian"
      },
      "expansion": "forswerian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forswerian<s6>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "perjury",
      "word": "mānāþ"
    },
    {
      "english": "perjurer",
      "word": "mānswara"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English class 6 strong verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms prefixed with for-",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to commit perjury, swear a false oath"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "perjury",
          "perjury"
        ],
        [
          "swear",
          "swear"
        ],
        [
          "false",
          "false"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/forˈswer.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[forˈswerˠ.jɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mānswerian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forswerian"
}

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