Click to Subscribe
Abjure
From the Robert E. Howard Lexicon
© 2017 James LaFond
JUL/7/17
'But now in my hour of bitter need I come before thee, to abjure thee to remember that oath.'
-The Altar and the Scorpion
abjure.
[abˈjo͝or, əbˈjo͝or]
VERB
abjures (third person present) • abjured (past tense) • abjured (past participle) • abjuring (present participle)
1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):
synonyms: renounce • relinquish • reject • forgo • disavow • abandon • deny • repudiate • give up • wash one's hands of • eschew • abstain from • refrain from • kick • pack in • disaffirm • forsake • forswear • abnegate
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- ‘away’ + jurare ‘swear.’
A Well of Heroes: Two:
Literary Impressions of the Prose and Verse of Robert E. Howard
 
Strange Tales Of Terror
Blog
Asphodel
eBook
the lesser angels of our nature
eBook
shrouds of aryas
eBook
wife—
eBook
logic of force
eBook
ranger?
eBook
the sunset saga complete
eBook
taboo you
eBook
book of nightmares
  Add a new comment below:
Name
Email
Message