Old Occitan edit

Verb edit

perjurar

  1. to give false testimony

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Etymology edit

From Latin periurāre (to perjure).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /peɾxuˈɾaɾ/ [peɾ.xuˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧ju‧rar

Verb edit

perjurar (first-person singular present perjuro, first-person singular preterite perjuré, past participle perjurado)

  1. to perjure oneself
  2. to swear (promise)
  3. to swear (promise) again and again

Usage notes edit

  • For the sense swear, the verb is usually used in the phrase "jurar y perjurar", meaning "swear over and over again"

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