haithint.
/heɪθ/, U.S. /heɪθ/, Scottish English /heθ/, /hɛθ/ Scottish.
A euphemistic substitute for faith int. or i'faith at faith n. and int. Phrases 1a(b), used as a mild oath.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > (originally) with reference to faith
par ma fay?a1300
by, upon my (etc.) fayc1300
by one's faitha1375
mafeyc1400
ma foic1400
by the faith of one's body (also love)1421
by my law1477
by my vusse1608
i'fegs1612
i'vads1675
haith1725
my certie1814
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii. 9 Haith Lasses ye're no blate.
1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xxii, in Poems 17 Haith lad ye little ken about it.
1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold I. xi. 163 Haith, lass, he'll gar you be sorry some day.
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