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Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend..

Swear :: Swearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swea.

Manswear :: Manswear (v. i.) To swear falsely. Same as Mainswear.

Abjure :: Abjure (v. t.) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever..

Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.

Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc..

Unswear :: Unswear (v. i.) To recall an oath.

Swearer :: Swearer (n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.

Nonjuring :: Nonjuring (a.) Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors..

Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..

Swough :: Sworn () p. p. of Swear.

Swarf :: Sware () imp. of Swear.

Imprecate :: Imprecate (v. t.) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

Forswore :: Forswore () imp. of Forswear.

Forswearer :: Forswearer (n.) One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath.

Marry :: Marry (interj.) Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.

Verge :: Verge (n.) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge..

Perjury :: Perjury (v.) False swearing.

Swearer :: Swear (v. t.) To appeal to by an oath.

Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath..

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