Meaning of beswear | Babel Free

Definitions

To swear by; swear about or regarding; swear at or to; promise

transitive

Examples

“Some masters of the art take⟳ a pure child and set⟳ him in their lap, then lift⟳ his hand up and let⟳ him look⟳ into his nail, and beswear the child and the nail with a great adjuration, and then speak⟳ in the child's ear three unknown words, whereof one is Oriel, the others I withhold⟳ for fear of offending.”

“Thereupon they met themselves, and then peace was talked over, and this was the matter⟳ agreed on, that the kings beswore each other brotherhood and settled peace between them while they should both be alive; …”

“Abraham beswore his servant, Eliezer, by putting the latter's hand under his thigh.”

“I beswear you that you should be struck in your pericardium by the lance of the mighty [Qitaros], who is ruler over demons, dēvs and liliths.”

“But if you will beswear what / Others think⟳ and be my love⟳ [...]”

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