And being asked where he had this sentence, that othes are comonlie spurned aside when they ly in the way to honur or reveng, saith that the speach is of his own, as thinges done de facto et non de jure.
And the othes thus done, the Frensshe lordes with theire felauship were brought to the kyngs tents, and there thei eten in the kyngs halle: but in all this tyme thei sawe not the kyng.
And the Frenssh lordes there made there othes upon the holy sacrament.
His companion swore vnto him very great othes that he neuer thought it, praying him to vse his house as he had done before.
Soe whenne her good man waxed him wood She mervailed much to here The hejeous sound of othes full round The which her lord did swere.
Ther ben a knyght, Sir Hoten hight, That on a time did swere In mighty store othes mickle sore, Whiche grieved his wiffe to here.
Radegonde was she, that receiued the othes of their espousalles, and capitulated the articles of their secrete mariage.
Yet lesse thing than othes may suffyse In many a cas; for every wight, I gesse, That loveth wel meneth but gentilesse.
Sone after this, though it no nede were, Whan she swich othes as hir list devyse Hadde of him take, hir thoughte tho no fere, Ne cause eek non, to bidde him thennes ryse.
They falsen ladies traitoursly, And sweren hem othes utterly, With many a lesing, and many a fable, 4835 And al they finden deceyvable.
For men that shape hem other wey Falsly her ladies to bitray, 2690 It is no wonder though they be fat; With false othes hir loves they gat; For oft I see suche losengeours Fatter than abbatis or priours.
He suffered the Picts also to remaine his subiects, who made solemne othes to him, neuer after to erect anie peculiar king of their owne nation, but to remaine vnder the old empire of the onelie king of Britaine.
As one autor hath gathered, Swaine king of Denmarke was in England at the concluding of this peace, which being confirmed with solemne othes and sufficient hostages, he departed into Denmarke.
Of this merveile which thei sihe So apparant tofore here yhe, Of that the king him hath misbore, Here othes thei have alle swore 5280 That thei wol stonde be the riht.
That other hath his othes swore 4980 Be hevene and be the goddes alle, If that it myhte so befalle That he out of the pet him broghte, Of all the goodes whiche he oghte He schal have evene halvendel.
That Gile with hise greteothes 1020 Gaf hem togidere, And preide Cyvylle to see, And Symonye to rede it.
And forther over, I wol thee telle al plat, (320) That vengeance shal nat parten from his hous, That of his othes is to outrageous.
Thou blasphemour of Crist with vileinye (570) And othes grete, of usage and of pryde!
Now wol I speke of othes false and grete A word or two, as olde bokes trete.
O to orpyd, to oveyrthwarte, and othes do thee hate.
Then othes may be used for pleasure, for they may for profit, in a matter of truth (Exod.
Secondly, vaine othesmost commonly slip out unawares, whereas lots cannot be used but with deliberation.
Normandie, where Richard and Geffrey did homage to him, receiuing their othes of allegiance according to the maner in that case required.
And these persons, to whome such gifts and assignations were made, receiued othes of fealtie to beare their allegiance vnto him and to his sonne for those lands and possessions in Ireland, in maner and forme as was requisite.
Sens, vndertooke vpon their othes that the hostages should then be restored free & without any hurt or damage.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "othes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
