Meanings
Origin
- Middle Englishforswerer
- Englishforswearer
From Middle English forswerer, forswerere, equivalent to forswear + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian лъжесвидетел
- лъжесвидетел (lăžesvidetel)person who has lied under oath
Czech křivopřísežník
- křivopřísežníkperson who has lied under oath
Finnish valanrikkoja, valapatto
- valanrikkojaperson who has lied under oath
- valapattoperson who has lied under oath
French parjure
- parjureperson who has lied under oath
German Meineidige
- Meineidigeperson who has lied under oath
Italian spergiuro, spergiura
- spergiuroperson who has lied under oath
- spergiuraperson who has lied under oath
Māori kaioati teka
- kaioati tekaperson who has lied under oath
Norwegian løftebryter
- løftebryterperson who has lied under oath
Polish krzywoprzysięzca
- krzywoprzysięzcaperson who has lied under oath
Russian лжесвиде́тель, кля́твопресту́пник
- лжесвиде́тель (lžesvidételʹ)person who has lied under oath
- кля́твопресту́пник (kljátvoprestúpnik)person who has lied under oath
Spanish perjurador, perjuradora
- perjuradorperson who has lied under oath
- perjuradoraperson who has lied under oath
Swedish menedare
- menedareperson who has lied under oath
Turkish yalancı şahit
- yalancı şahitperson who has lied under oath
Cite this entry
APA
forswearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswearer
MLA
“forswearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswearer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forswearer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswearer.
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