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Mane-, Man-, Mensworn, p.p., ppl. a. and n. Also: main-, mayn-, mean-, mein- and -sworne, -suorn(e, -suorin. [North. ME. and e.m.E. monsuorn (Cursor M.), manesworn (c 1400), maynsworn (c 1569), p.p. of Maneswer(e v.]

1. p.p. and ppl. a. Of persons: Forsworn, perjured. Also transf. a. predic. b. attrib. c. absol.a. (a) 14.. Acts I. 37/2.
Of hym that is tayntyt manesuorne 1456 Hay I. 113/25.
He is bathe traytoure and manesuorne Ib. 228/9.
Or ellis I war of myn athe manesuorne Ib. 87/7, 123/4, etc. a1500 Henr. Fab. 2883 (Ch.).
Tratour to God and manesworne vnto me ?a1500 Steel Roy Robert 123. a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 526. 1535 Stewart 17582. 1549 Stirling B. Rec. I. 55. 1640 Kirkcaldy Presb. 192.
So that ane of them was manesworne(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxxii. 568.
Sa ware thu lorne Gyf thu ware fals & mansuorne 1545 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 12 May.
Be God ȝe ar mansworn 1551–2 Reg. Privy C. I. 123. 1595 St. A. Kirk S. 798. 1673 Stitchill Baron Ct. 64.
For … calling him mansworne(c) 1467 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 403.
Quhasa euir brakis in ony of thir condicionis sall be haldyn infamous maynsworne c1475 Wall. vi. 407, ix. 660. 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 428.
Gif that thar command maid hym maynsworn [to Dido] That war repreif to thar diuinyte 1551 Hamilton Cat. 63.
Thai that sweiris lesum mariage … and keipis it nocht, ar mainsworne 1561 Acts Sederunt ii. 3.
Quhairthrow he is perjurett and mainsworn 1570 Sat. P. xxiv. 42. 1649 Kirkcaldy Presb. 336.(d) 1529 Carnwath Baron Ct. MS. 53.
The said Mychell callit the said Alan mensuorne 1535 Stewart 34371.
How suld ȝe be leill … On buke and bauchill so oft is mensworne? 1550–51 Cupar B. Rec. 4 Feb. 1564 Peebles B. Rec. I. 293.
The baillais sall … depryve him of his fredoum in say far as is mensuorin 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
Sic men as ar togidder mensworne to God to thair King 1572–3 Reg. Privy C. II. 179. c1575 Balfour Pract. 284. 1579–80 Inverness Rec. I. 275. 1622 Glasgow Weavers 68.
Saying that the said Johne Clarke was thryse mensworne the day of his electioun 1638 Baillie I. 106. 1673 Kingarth Par. Rec. 90.(e) 1600-1610 Melvill 363.
As we ar becom fathles and mean-swornb. (1) 1511 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. 430.
Master William Broun is ane fals manesuorne lown 1531 Bell. Boece I. 15.
To pas on thame … as wrangus and manesworne pepill 1608 Crim. Trials II. 321.(b) 1528 Lynd. Dreme 309.
Mansworne merchandis for thar wrangus winning 1596 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 82. 1639 Dunkeld Presb. I. 367.
A mansworn liar 1645–6 Peebles Gleanings 256.
Quhill runaway Blak come bak a mansworne burges 1685 Dumfries Doc. Petitions No. 82. 1700 Minnigaff Par. Rec. 33.
Mansuorn jad, whore and bitch(c) 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 98.
Fals controvit and maynsworn Synone 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 34/36.
Wrangwis and maynsworn brekaris of thair faith Ib. (1821) I. 259. 1533 Boece xv. v. 582.
Ȝone maynsuorne tyran(d) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiv. 100.
All mensworne folk man cum to me 1555 Conv. Burghs I. 12.
Defemit, mensworne and periurit personis 1566 Lanark B. Rec. 33.
Mensuorne theif that hie wes 1568 Haddington Corr. 269. 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. (M.C.) 78. 1599 Elgin Rec. II. 74.
Quhow is this that I can not be quhyt of ane mensworne tyke? 1611 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 90. 1643 Kinghorn Kirk S. 48.
Walter Duncan wes ane mensworne man in that he had denyed his owne hand wreatt 1669 Craven Ch. in Orkney 33. 1693 Peebles B. Rec. II. 141.(e) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 65.
That meinswornemen … cheapit nevir greit punition(2) 1513 Doug. v. xiii. 107.
transf. My desyre was set … forto down bet Tha maynsworn wallis biggit with my handisc. 14.. Acts I. 380/2.
Of thaim that ar infames. … All mansworne and manslaaris

2. p.p. and ppl. a. Of oaths: Sworn falsely, perjured. 1469 Acts II. 97/2.
Reformatione for mane sworne athis c1490 Porteous Noblenes 176/19. a1568 Scott xxxiv. 69.
Ȝour hecht, ȝour aith mensworne is a1570-86 Dunb. Maitl. F. lxii. 61.
So mony merchantis so mony aythis mainsworne 1572 Sat. P. xxxiii. 348. 1624 Falkirk Par. Rec. I. 48.
He had gevin ane mensworne aith

3. n. Perjury. 14.. Acts I. 12/2.
Quhil that he haf mad assith befor God eftir the dome of schryffand for mansuorn 1456 Hay I. 273/28.
Gif ane of his nychtbouris … walde … ger accus him of the crime of manesuorne