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forswear

/fɔːsˈweə/fawr-SWUH
/fɔɹsˈwɛɹ/fawr-SWER

Meaningswear falsely or renounce

Common meaning: formally renounce

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishforswerian‘swear falsely or renounce’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishforkesource
  3. Englishforswear‘formally renounce’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English forswerian ‘swear falsely or renounce’.

Roots

  • forswerian Old English “swear falsely or renounce”

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