forsworn

English

Alternative forms

• foresworn

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈswɔɹn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n

Adjective

forsworn (not comparable)

1. Having lied under oath; perjured.
   • 1884, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Becket, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, Act I, scene iii, page 66:

     But we hold / Thou art forsworn; and no forsworn Archbishop / Shall helm the Church.

Derived terms

• forswornness

Verb

forsworn

1. past participle of forswear