"by the rood" meaning in English

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          "text": "Sim[on]. I pray thee tell me now, coulde such a shrow as thou,\nContent thy selfe with such a sheepe as I, how sayst thou now?\nSus[an]. A sheepe, nay by the Roode, I rather would haue guest\nyou, more a Hog like, then a sheepe […]",
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          "text": "Gertrude. Have you forgot me?\nHamlet. No, by the rood, not so!",
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          "text": "By the rood! if I had my will upon ye, I should nail you upon the abbey doors, as they hang vermin before their holes.",
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        "Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement; equivalent to \"I swear on Christ's cross.\""
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        "(archaic) Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement; equivalent to \"I swear on Christ's cross.\""
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