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beshrew

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archaic
as in to curse
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word

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“Beshrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beshrew. Accessed 4 Dec. 2022.

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