oath
要点誓い
意味
- 誓い,誓約
- のろいの言葉,悪態;下品な言葉
例文
He said under oath that his birthplace was Italy.
彼は出生地は確かにイタリアだと誓った。
The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
騎士が王への忠誠を誓った。
He said under oath that he was born in Italy.
彼は出生地は確かにイタリアだと誓った。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”). Cognate with Scots aith, athe (“oath”), North Frisian ith, iss (“oath”), Saterland Frisian Eed (“oath”), West Frisian eed (“oath”), Dutch eed (“oath”), German Eid (“oath”), Swedish ed (“oath”), Icelandic eið (“oath”), Latin ūtor (“make use of, employ, avail”, verb), Old Irish óeth (“oath”).