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by my faith

by my faith interjection: i swear.

Interjection

  1. (archaic, obsolete) I swear.
    • Who, I rob? I a thief? not I, by my faith.c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I, act I, scene II

Questions about by my faith

What does by my faith mean?
By my faith means i swear.
What part of speech is by my faith?
By my faith is an interjection.

Words near by my faith in the dictionary

  1. by left
  2. by little and little
  3. by long chalks
  4. by means of
  5. by mistake
  6. by my faith
  7. by name
  8. by nature
  9. by night
  10. by no manner of means
  11. by no means

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