Middle English Dictionary Entry
mān-swēring ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | mān-swēring ger. Also mane-, main-. |
| Etymology | From mān , N var. of mōn n.(2) & swēring(e ger. For -ai forms, cp. OI mein 'harm, injury', etc., cognate of OE mān. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. mon-sware.
1.
Perjury.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 GGuy(1) (RwlPoet 175)1852 : Þe thred syn es full euell thing, Þat es manslaghter with maynsweryng [c1400 Tbr: mainsuering; L periurio].
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)329/15 : Cesarius tellis of ij cetisens of Colayn confessid þaim of ij maners of syns, & þe tane was leyng & þe toder manesweryng.