troth

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
2. (archaic, countable) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
3. (archaic, countable) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Truth; something true.

Verb

To pledge to marry somebody.

Synonyms

engagement

betrothal

plight

trueness

faithfulness

fidelity

pledge

promise

reality

sooth

talk

🗣️

truth

veritableness

verity

lovers vow

engagment

stanchness

betrothed

chat

espousal

Translations

noivado

fidanzamento

casamento

💒

promesa

δέσμευση

υπόσχεση

Unterhaltung

υπόσχεση γάμου με λόγο

καλή πίστη

accordailles

fiançailles

sort

souffrance

πίστη

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹəʊθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: troth

Inherited from Old English: trēowþ

In summary

From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthe (“allegiance, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty; oath, pledge, promise; betrothal or marriage vow; betrothal; honour, integrity; holiness, righteousness; confidence, trust; creed, faith; fact, reality, truth”), from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity; faith, fidelity; covenant, pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“contract; promise”), equivalent to true + -th (abstract nominal suffix). See more at truth.