I.to swear falsely, to forswear or perjure one's self.
I. Lit.: “non enim falsum jurare pejerare (al. perjurare) est, sed quod ex animi tui sententiā juraris, sicut verbis concipitur more nostro, id non facere perjurium est,” Cic. Off. 3, 29, 108; cf.: “illum verbis conceptis pejerasse,” id. Clu. 48, 134; Plaut. As. 3, 2, 16; Quint. 5, 11, 13: 5, 6, 2; Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46: “qui facile ac palam mentitur, pejerabit,” Quint. 5, 10, 87: “de aliquā re,” Mart. 7, 20, 6: “hic putat esse deos, et pejerat,” Juv. 13, 91: “per consulatum pejerat Vatinius,” by the consulship, Cat. 52, 3.—With acc.: “Stygias qui pejerat undas,” by the waters of the Styx, Luc. 6, 749; cf.: “alii in ipso Capitolio fallunt ac fulminantem perjurant Jovem,” Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 21 Sillig N. cr.—Poet.: “bel. lum pejerans,” oath-breaking, treaty-breaking war, Stat. S. 4, 3, 4.—
(β).
Poet. in part. perf. pass.: jus pejeratum, a false oath (analog. to jus jurandum), Hor. C. 2, 8, 1: “et perjuratos in mea damna deos,” offended by perjury, Ov. Am. 3, 11, 22.—
