forswerynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vorzueriing, forsweringe, forswering, forsweryng

Etymology

From forsweren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈswɛːrinɡ/

Noun

forswerynge

1. The act of perjuring oneself; false testimony.
   • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:

     And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges […]

     And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies […]

2. (rare) Rejecting or denying.

Descendants

• English: forswearing

References

• “forswēring, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-04.