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forsworn

adjective
for·​sworn | \ fȯr-ˈswȯrn How to pronounce forsworn (audio) \
variants: or less commonly foresworn

Definition of forsworn

1 : guilty of perjury
2 : marked by perjury

First Known Use of forsworn

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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forsythia

fort

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