Forswearing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 […]"
- 2 the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of forswear form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From Middle English forswerynge; equivalent to for- + swearing.
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