单词 | oathing |
释义 | oathingn. The action of oath v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > action of swearing an oath swearingc1200 oathinga1500 juration1656 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > action of saying oathinga1500 bitching1706 a1500 (?a1475) Guy of Warwick (Cambr. Ff.2.38) 6787 (MED) Togedur we wolde be, wythowte othynge, Tyll we came to endynge. 1680 J. Cheyney Vindic. Oaths (ed. 2) 19 If there be no oathing or swearing, there can be no for-swearing. 1681 E. Hickeringill Horrid Sin Man-catching i. 19 These Men-catchers lay their Snares and their Oathing-Gins to catch them. 1961 Guardian 12 May 5/5 I don't attribute the oathing to the party. 1973 H. L. Bretton Power & Politics in Afr. 149 One of the most dangerous consequences of recourse to occult beliefs relates to the practice of oathing. This practice involves swearing of an oath. 1992 K. Tidrick Empire & Eng. Char. (BNC) 192 Evidence that oathing was going on in the reserve was at first dismissed with the claim that the Masai involved were ‘half-and-halfs’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500 |
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