Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FOR-SWEAR, v.i.

To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.

FOR-SWEAR, v.t. [pret. forswore; pp. forsworn. Sax. forswærian; Dan. forsværer; Sw. försvära; G. verschwören, abschwören; D. afzweeren. See Swear and Answer.]

1. To reject or renounce upon oath. Shak.
2. To deny upon oath. Like innocence, and as serenely bold / As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold. Dryden. To forswear one's self, is to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. Thou shalt not forswear thyself. Matth. v.

FOR-SWEAR-ER, n.

One who rejects on oath; one who is perjured; one that swears a false oath.

FOR-SWEAR-ING, ppr.

Denying on oath; swearing falsely.

FOR-SWORE, v. [pret. of forswear.]

FOR-SWORK', a. [Sax. swincan, to labor.]

Overlabored. [Obs.] Spenser.

FOR-SWORN, pp. [of forswear.]

Renounced an oath; perjured.

FOR-SWORN-NESS, n.

The state of being forsworn. Manning.

FORT, n. [Fr. fort; It. and Port. forte; Sp. fuerte; fuerza; L. fortis, strong.]

1. A fortified place; usually, a small fortified place; a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy; a castle.
2. A strong side; opposed to weak side or foible.

FOR-TE, adv. [Ital.]

A direction to sing with strength of voice.

FORTE, n.

That art or department in which one excels.

FORT-ED, a.

Furnished with forts; guarded by forts. Shak.

FORTH, adv. [Sax. forth; G. fort; D. voort; from fore, for, faran, to go, to advance.]

1. Forward; onward in time; in advance; as, from that day forth; from that time forth.
2. Forward in place or order; as, one, two, three, and so forth.
3. Out; abroad; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, / Invites them forth to labor in the sun. Dryden.
4. Out; away; beyond the boundary of a place; as, send him forth of France. [Little used.]
5. Out into public view, or public character. Your country calls you forth into its service.
6. Thoroughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] Shak.
7. On to the end. [Obs.]

FORTH, prep.

Out of. From forth the streets of Pomfret. Shak. Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.

FORTH-COM'ING, a. [See Come.]

Ready to appear; making appearance. Let the prisoner be forth-coming.

FORTH'GO-ING, a.

Going forth.

FORTH-GO-ING, n.

A going forth, or utterance; a proceeding from. Chalmers.

FOR-THINK', v.t.

To repent of. [Not in use.] Spenser.

FORTH-IS'SU-ING, a. [See Issue.]

Issuing; coming out; coming forward as from a covert. Pope.

FORTH-RIGHT, adv. [See Right.]

Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Obs.] Sidney.

FORTH-RIGHT, n.

A straight path. [Obs.] Shah

FORTH-WARD, adv.

Forward. Bp. Fisher.

FORTH-WITH, adv. [forth and with.]

Immediately; without delay; directly. Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received his sight forthwith. Acts ix.

FOR-THY, adv. [Sax. forthi.]

Therefore. [Not used.]

FOR'TI-ETH, a. [See Forty.]

The fourth tenth; noting the number next after the thirty-ninth.