English Explanatory Dictionary

troth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
  2. A pledge or promise to marry someone.
  3. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
  4. Truth; something true.
verb
  1. To pledge to marry somebody.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Pronunciation

/tɹəʊθ/ /tɹɒθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-troth2.wav /tɹoʊθ/ /tɹɔθ/

Word forms

troth troths trothing trothed

Etymology

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.

Related words

truth

Derived words

betroth betrothal tell-troth trothless trothplight trothplighted

Translations

Bulgarian: обещание Bulgarian: честна дума German: Treuegelöbnis German: Treueversprechen German: Treueeid German: Treue Norwegian: troskapsed Russian: честное сло́во
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