oathbreach

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oathbreach

/ˈoʊθbɹiːt͡ʃ/

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From Middle English othbreche, from Old English āþbriċe, āþbryċe (“the breaking of an oath, perjury”), equivalent to oath + breach. Compare West Frisian eedbrek (“perjury”), Dutch eedbreuk (“breach of an oath”), German Low German Eedbröök (“the breach of an oath”), German Eidbruch (“the breaking of an oath”).

noun oathbreaches · oath-breach · oath breach

countable, uncountable Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury. To this list of deadly crimes, naming house-breaking, arson or fire-raising, open theft (ran), and clear murder and treason to one's lord, the Northmen seem to have added unnatural crime (arg-scap), witchcraft, blasphemy, and oath-breach, [...]

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noun breach or breaking of an oath

Français	parjure, rupture de serment, violation de serment
Deutsch	Eidbruch

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@misc{oathbreach_2026,
  title = {oathbreach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oathbreach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}