oath

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This was an old Roman custom, and apparently what they said for an oath translates as "Bet your testicles that I am telling the truth, your honor."

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  1. noun A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness.
  2. noun The words or formula of such a declaration or promise.
  3. noun Something declared or promised.

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vow ·  curse ·  exclamation ·  shout ·  declaration ·  obligation ·  ceremony ·  prayer ·  pledge ·  gesture ·  laughter ·  promise

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oath:   oaths
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  1. Middle English oth, from Old English āth.

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  1. Early modern English also othe; from Middle English oth, ooth, earlier ath, from Anglo-Saxon āth = Old Saxon ēth, ēd = OFries. eth, ed = D. eed = Old High German eid, Middle High German eit, German eid = Icelandic eidhr = Swedish Danish ed = Goth, aiths, an oath; prob. = Old Irish oeth, an oath; no other forms found; root unknown.
  2. Middle English othen, athen; from oath, n.
 

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