All 5 Uses of
forswear
in
The Ramayana
- On every arm were bracelets worn, And none was faithless or forsworn, A braggart or unkind.†
Book 1 *
- A son of Raghu's line should scorn To fail in faith, a man forsworn.†
Book 1
- Thus wilt thou answer, and forsworn Wilt draw on thee the princes' scorn.†
Book 2
- This very day, I ween, is food Forsworn by all the multitude, Thinking that thou, with hosts to aid, Art dwelling in the wild wood's shade.†
Book 2
- For thee his brow is pale and worn, For thee are meat and wine forsworn.†
Book 5
Definition:
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(forswear as in: forswear my country of birth) to decide to stop doing something; or to renounce or disavow something