| 单词 | to swear sooth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto swear sooth a. To take an oath as to the fact or truth of; to confirm (a statement) by oath. Also †to swear sooth, to swear truth. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (transitive)] > by oath swear1377 contest1579 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > by oath, etc. swear1377 contest1579 attest1665 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 160 Her syre was a sysour þat neure swore treuthe. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. ix. 2 As a for~sworn, so and he that soth swerth [L. ut perjurus, ita et ille qui verum dejerat]. 1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 404 Havand diverse of thair servandis fylit in the billis of Elname Newtoun..quhilkis billis ar sworne. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 515 Depositions were prepared for them: And they promised to swear them. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) He swore treason against his friend. 1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 343 Every such affidavit..shall be sworn before a person duly authorized to take affidavits in this court. 1847 Countess of Blessington Marmaduke Herbert lxii Two men..against whom Mr. Herbert had sworn information for a conspiracy to extort money from him. < as lemmas |
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