peiero

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

peierō (present infinitive peierāre, perfect active peierāvī, supine peierātum); first conjugation

  1. to swear a false oath
  2. to perjure oneself

Conjugation

References

  • peiero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • peiero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to commit perjury, perjure oneself: periurium facere; peierare