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Middle English

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Etymology

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From forsweren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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forswerynge

  1. The act of perjuring oneself; false testimony.
    • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:
      And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges []
      And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies []
  2. (rare) Rejecting or denying.

Descendants

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  • English: forswearing

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