English-German translation for "forswear"

"forswear" German translation

forswear
[fɔː(r)ˈswɛ(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <irregular | irregulär, unregelmäßigirr>

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  • abschwören (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    forswear renounce, give up
    eidlich entsagen (dative (case) | Dativdat)or | oder od aufgeben (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    forswear renounce, give up
    forswear renounce, give up
  • geloben zu meiden, aufzugeben versprechen
    forswear swear to give up figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    forswear swear to give up figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • meineidig werden, falsch schwören, einen Meineid leisten
    forswear rare | seltenselten (perjure) <reflexive verb | reflexives Verbv/r>
    forswear rare | seltenselten (perjure) <reflexive verb | reflexives Verbv/r>
  • forswear syn vgl. → see „abjure
    forswear syn vgl. → see „abjure
examples
  • to forswear oneself <reflexive verb | reflexives Verbv/r>
    einen Meineid leisten
    to forswear oneself <reflexive verb | reflexives Verbv/r>

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