aver

vakuuttaa puhekieltä possessions Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
To assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
1663, w:Hudibras Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, s:Hudibras/Part 1/Canto 2|canto 2

Chiron, the four-legg'd bard, had both \ A beard and tail of his own growth; \ And yet by authors 'tis 'averrd''', \ He made use only of his beard.

The Devil, I safely can aver, / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.

As Coroner, I must aver, I thoroughly examined her.

Small (1933) avers T. simile to be deliciously fragrant, a quality we have not noticed in our plants.

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