troth

Meaning

Noun

1. An oath, pledge, or promise.
2. An oath, pledge, or promise.
3. An oath, pledge, or promise.
4. 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

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. See more at truth.