'sfoot

English Alternative forms en fut obsolete Etymology A style of oath appearing in Jacobean drama in the 17th century. Pronunciation en ʊt 1 Interjection en obsolete A contraction of "God's foot"; an oath. en 1602 William Shakespeare The History of Troilus and Cressida ’Sfoot, I’ll learn to conjure and raise devils 1604-1616. Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, The Honest Whore: Again, again, as God judge me: ’sfoot, cuz, they stand thrumming here with me all day, and yet I get nothing. ’Sfoot, my wit bleeds for’t, methinks. en 1611 Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher King and No King ’Sfoot, what a bevy of beaten slaves are here! en 1814 . Ralph Griffiths; George Edward Griffiths The Monthly Review 234 “’Sfoot,” Mr. Editor, — what exquisite nonsense hast thou here suffered to pass wholly unnoticed? References Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England By John Pitcher, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press: 2001, page 18. Anagrams en foost foots fotos en contractions sfoot en minced oaths