manswara

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mainaswarô. Cognate with German meinswero and Old Norse meinsvari. Equivaent to mān +‎ *swara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːnˌswɑ.rɑ/

Noun

mānswara m

1. perjurer

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	mānswara	mānswaran
accusative	mānswaran	mānswaran
genitive	mānswaran	mānswarena
dative	mānswaran	mānswarum

Related terms

• mānswerian (“to perjure”)

Descendants

• Middle English: mōnsware

See also

• forswerian (“to perjure”)
• mānāþ (“perjury”)