manswear
/ˈmanswɛː/Now archaic and regional (chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern ), and Irish English (northern ))
verb
1 [no object] To swear falsely. Also with object with clause as object.
2Refl. Chiefly regional. To perjure oneself.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Old English Martyrology. Cognate with Old Swedish mensväria (Swedish †mensvärja), Old Danish mensvaeriae (Danish mensvaerge) from the Germanic base of man + the Germanic base of swear; compare also Middle Low German mēne swēren.
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