† misswaren.
Obsolete. rare.
False swearing.
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false swearingc1200
misswarec1225
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manswearingc1400
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perjurementc1450
misswearing1496
perjuration1570
pejeration1650
hard swearing1731
rapping1743
c1225 Lofsong Lefdi (Royal) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 305 Wreððe..Missware, uuele halden treowðe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.c1225- to bring, come, fall, etc into disfavour
- to bring, come, grow into, go out of fashion
- to bring, drive to scorn
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to extremity or extremities
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to the last extremity or extremities
- to bring, get, haul, or put the tacks aboard
- to bring, have under foot
- to bring, make to shond
- to bring, make, set at one
- to bring, put an a tragedy on the stage
- to bring, put an etc on the stage
- to bring, put an opera on the stage
- to bring, put on the stage
- to bring, reduce formerly also drive to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce formerly also put to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce to a nonplus
- to bring, shape, turn to shame
- to bring, to draw, to cure to a scar
- to brisk about
- to brisk up
- to bristle up
- to bristle with difficulties
- to broach to
- to broaden one's horizon
- to broaden one's horizons