Swearer, 1) one who takes an oath, or who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration: I'll be sworn, as my mother was (a maid), “the first hour I was born. I do believe the s.” Wiv. II, 2, 41. “what is a traitor? Why, one that swears and lies . . . Then the liars and --s are fools,” Mcb. IV, 2, 55. Mcb. IV, 2, 55
2) one who uses profane language: “she'll disfurnish us of all our cavaliers, and make our --s priests,” Per. IV, 6, 13.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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