forswearing en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English forswerynge; equivalent to for- + swearing.
Meanings
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The act of one who forswears.
Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forswearings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |