forsworn
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-, and Swear, v. i.]
1.To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. [1913 Webster]
I . . . do forswear her.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To deny upon oath. [1913 Webster]
Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See Perjure. [1913 Webster]