unswear en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + swear.
Meanings
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To recall a previously sworn oath.
unswear that oath again, I'll tell you all;
1626 February 13 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):The Ape was glad to end the strife so light , And there - to swore ; for who would not oft swear , And oft unswear , a diadem to bear ?
1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unswore | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsworn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unswearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unswears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |