What does ring-oath mean?
Ring-oath means An oath sworn upon a finger ring..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An oath sworn upon a finger ring..
"The wall is growing apace," he said. "And we swore an unbreakable oath, a ring-oath and a weapon-oath, that if he finishes building his wall in time, we will give him the sun and the moon[.]"
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Ring-oath means An oath sworn upon a finger ring..
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"The wall is growing apace," he said. "And we swore an unbreakable oath, a ring-oath and a weapon-oath, that if he finishes building his wall in time, we will give him the sun and the moon[.]"
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