okulayira; s. at, okuvumirira.

okugaanira ddala; okulayira eby'obulimba.

a- (ka/bi) small hole/pit. kuwanda mu kannya, to swear not to do something again (esp. something evil), lit. to spit in a hole. cf. ekinnya.

e-: okuwera enkolokooto, to vow allegiance; to swear, take an oath; to declare emphatically that one will be able to do something.

mpeze) v.i. pledge, swear; pledge allegiance; arch, brandish weapons in token of loyalty, okuwera enkolokooto, to swear, take an oath.

hinder; defeat (an opponent in the game of mweso). okulayira Katonda. to swear by God. Nze sijja ku- mulayira kukola ky'agambye. I will not prevent him from doing what he said (he would do).

a newly appointed official). cf. ekirayiro.

v.tr. appl. swear allegiance to; swear vengeance on.

to have a wonderful time, enjoy oneself thoroughly, kukyekola, to have a feeling of regret; less commonly to be delighted/overjoyed (e.g., at getting what one wants).

-ewera (-eweze) v.i. refl. forbid oneself. Yeewera okunywa omwenge. He forbade himself to drink beer. This is a play on words. Th ere is another -ewera which means to vow, swear (see the previous entry). The sentence can therefore also mean He swore that he would drink beer. cf. -were.