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oath
Function:noun
Inflected Form:plural oaths
Etymology:Middle English ooth, from Old English ath; akin to Old High German eid oath, Middle Irish oeth
Date:before 12th century
1 a (1) : a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says (2) : a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words b : something (as a promise) corroborated by an oath
2 : an irreverent or careless use of a sacred name; broadly : SWEARWORD
swear
Function:verb
Inflected Form:swore sworn swearing
Etymology:Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; akin to Old High German swerien to swear and perhaps to Old Church Slavic svarV quarrel
Date:before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to utter or take solemnly (an oath)
2 a : to assert as true or promise under oath *a sworn affidavit* *swore to uphold the Constitution* b : to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly *swore he'd study harder next time*
3 a : to put to an oath : administer an oath to b : to bind by an oath *swore them to secrecy*
4 obsolete : to invoke the name of (a sacred being) in an oath
5 : to bring into a specified state by swearing *swore his life away*
intransitive verb
1 : to take an oath
2 : to use profane or obscene language : CURSE
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