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oathlet

noun

Etymology

From oath + -let.

  1. inherited from *aiþaz✻
  2. inherited from *aiþ✻
  3. inherited from āþ
  4. inherited from ooth
  5. suffixed as oathlet — “oath + let”

Definitions

  1. A minced oath.

    • cock and pie: an obsolete oathlet, in which "cock" may be a corruption of God, and "pie" the Romish mass-book; but the reference may be merely to a cock and a magpie, which were coupled on tavern signs.
    • Afore me is a mild protestation, — a sort of oath, or oathlet.

  2. A pledge or promise that does not carry the full level of commitment of an oath.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA