(dated) Believe my words; I swear. / Expressing surprise.

To be overscrupulous.

A village in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5717).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4502).

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4300).

A village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3528).

(dated) An expression of self-disapproval.

(UK, obsolete, slang) Upon my soul or honour; used to underline the truth of what one is saying.

simple past tense and past participle of lay hold upon

Alternative form of lay hold of