English Explanatory Dictionary

oathbreach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

Pronunciation

/ˈoʊθbɹiːt͡ʃ/

Word forms

oathbreach oathbreaches oath-breach oath breach

Etymology

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”).

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