Hir sire was a sysour That nevere swoor truthe, Oon Tomme Two-tonge, Atteynt at ech enqueste.
For trewely he swoor hir, as a knight, That ther nas thing with whiche he mighte hir plese, That he nolde doon his peyne and al his might 115 To doon it, for to doon hir herte an ese.
Ther dorste no wight hand up-on him legge, That he ne swoor he sholde anon abegge.
She swoor him 'nay, for al this world to winne, She nolde do that vileinye or sinne, To make hir housbond han so foul a name; She nolde nat telle it for hir owene shame.
I swoor that al my walkinge out by nighte Was for tespye wenches that he dighte; Under that colour hadde I many a mirthe.
But ther-of sette the miller nat a tare; 4000 He craketh boost, and swoorit was nat so.
But never-the-les ful mikel besinesse Had he, er that he mighte his lady winne, 100 And swoor he wolde dyen for distresse, Or from his wit he seyde he wolde twinne.
Ac thanne swoor Symonye, 1220 And Cyvylle bothe, That somonours sholde be sadeled And serven hem echone, And late apparaille thise provisours In palfreyes wise, Sire Symonye hymself Shal sitte upon hir bakkes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "swoor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
