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Oath, a solemn asseveration or promise, corroborated by an appeal to God: Lucr. 569. Sonn. 152, 5. Compl. 279. Tp. IV, 52. Gent. II, 6, 16. II, 7, 69. IV, 4, 135. V, 4, 48. V, 4, 48 Meas. IV, 2, 195. V, 156. V, 156 Err. I, 1, 144. V, 16. V, 106. Ado III, 3, 166. LLL I, 1, 23. V, 2, 356. Mids. I, 1, 243. II, 2, 49. III, 2, 93. III, 2, 93 Merch. V, 155. Tw. III, 4, 326. John III, 1, 10. H6C V, 1, 89. R3 IV, 1, 28 etc. That which is sworn preceded by for or of: taking an oath of them for her revenge, Lucr. Arg. R3 IV, 1, 28 “here is her o. for love,” Gent. I, 3, 47. “I have sworn deep --s of thy deep kindness, --s of thy love,” Sonn. 152, 9. “her --s of true love,” Pilgr. 92. “your o. of service to the pope,” John V, 1, 23. cf. Tw. III, 2, 16. By o.: “and him by o. they truly honoured,” Lucr. 410. “knights, by their --s, should right poor ladies' harms,” Lucr. 410 “affianced to her by o.” Meas. III, 1, 222. “enjoined by o.” Merch. II, 9, 9. Wint. III, 3, 53. “bound by o.” R3 IV, 1, 28. “to whom by o. he menaced revenge,” H8 I, 2, 137. On o.: “with the divine forfeit of his soul upon o.” All's III, 6, 34. “ask him upon his o.” V, 3, 185. “I will prove it legitimate upon the --s of judgment and reason,” Tw. III, 2, 16. “speak truly on thy knighthood and thy o.” R2 I, 3, 14. “to trust man on his o. or bond,” Tim. I, 2, 66. to give an o. == to administer an oath: “who can give an o.?” LLL IV, 3, 250; cf. “that power which gave me first my o.” Gent. II, 6, 4. to take an o. == a) to swear: “I'll take my o. on it,” Ado II, 3, 26. “has ta'en his o.” Merch. II, 9, 2. “I take the like unfeigned oath never to marry with her,” Shr. IV, 2, 32. “take your o. that you elect no other king,” H6A IV, 1, 3. H6C I, 1, 196. H6C I, 1, 196 I, 2, 15. Lr. III, 6, 49. b) to make swear: --ing an oath of them for her revenge, Lucr. Arg. Lr. III, 6, 49 “we'll take your o., and all the peers', for surety of our leagues,” H5 V, 2, 399. to have an o. == to swear, or to have sworn: “I have an o. in heaven,” Merch. IV, 1, 228. “all men have the like --s,” All's IV, 2, 71. to pass an o. == to swear: “your --s are passed,” LLL I, 1, 19. LLL I, 1, 19 “to vow an o.” LLL V, 2, 356. “to swear an o.” Sonn. 152, 9. Pilgr. 92. LLL I, 1, 65. II, 97. V, 2, 451. Merch. III, 3, 5. As III, 4, 44. All's IV, 3, 252. H6A I, 1, 162. H6B III, 2, 158. Troil. III, 2, 44. V, 1, 47. Tit. V, 1, 80. Lr. III, 4, 90. “to keep one's o.” LLL I, 1, 161. II, 105. IV, 3, 362. Merch. II, 9, 77. Shr. IV, 2, 36. All's IV, 3, 282. Tw. III, 4, 341. R2 I, 3, 182. H5 IV, 7, 138. V, 2, 402. H6B V, 1, 183. Troil. V, 1, 47. Tit. V, 1, 80. Caes. V, 3, 40. “to break an o.” Pilgr. 42. LLL V, 2, 348. LLL V, 2, 348 LLL V, 2, 348 As I, 2, 23. III, 4, 45. Wint. IV, 4, 502. R2 II, 3, 151. H4A IV, 3, 101. H6C I, 2, 16. I, 4, 100. II, 2, 89. III, 1, 72. III, 1, 72 III, 1, 72 Cor. V, 6, 95. Lr. III, 4, 91. “to break an o. with:” Merch. V, 248. R3 IV, 4, 378 (Qq by). “to infringe an o.” Lucr. 1061. LLL IV, 3, 144. to lose an o. (to forget to keep, and hence == to break): LLL IV, 3, 73. LLL IV, 3, 73 “to violate an o.” Lucr. 883.
Synonymous to swearing, cursing, curse: not an “o. on shore?” Tp. V, 219. “your bold-beating --s,” Wiv. II, 2, 29. “with --s kept waking,” Shr. IV, 3, 10. “a terrible o.” Tw. III, 4, 197. “a lie with a slight o.” H4B V, 1, 92. “not an o.?” H6C II, 6, 77. “Cassio high in o.” Oth. II, 3, 235 (Q1 --s). “as if I borrowed mine --s of him,” Cymb. II, 1, 5.
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