The constellation
M119 Taking of vows and oaths – miscellaneous
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Taking of vows and oaths · M110 entry
beneath it
- Swearing by the elements: sun, moon, stars, wind · M119.1 entry
- Swearing by (clan) gods · M119.2 entry
- Vows taken as an old Norse custom at the festival of Yule · M119.3 entry
- Vows taken by placing one's foot on a certain post in the hall · M119.4 entry
- Swearing on a stone. (Cf. M114.2.) · M119.5 entry
- Swearing by "the Seven Things which they serve." · M119.6 entry
- Oath by placing hand on genitals · M119.7 entry
- Oath taken by the life of a person · M119.8 entry