To take or utter (an oath), either solemnly or profanely (cf. sense 8). Also const. as in 1 2 4.
| 单词 | θ152961 |
| 释义 | the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [verb (transitive)] (38) swearOE To take or utter (an oath), either solemnly or profanely (cf. sense 8). Also const. as in 1 2 4. to swear by ——c1220 To appeal to, or use a formula of appeal to (a divine being or sacred object, or something affectedly or trivially substituted therefor) in… cuss1779 transitive. In oaths and imprecations, expressing anger, surprise, dismissal, etc. Cf. damn, v. 6. In… In the optative with no subject expressed, as c… oath1834 transitive. To address or call with oaths. Subcategories:— oaths other than religious or obscene (11) — obscene oaths (8) — religious oaths (referring to God) (1) — euphemisms for stronger oaths (13) — divest of the nature of an oath (1) |
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