troth
An oath, pledge, plight, or promiseAn oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
Meaning
4 senses(archaic, countable)An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
Treuegelöbnis, Treueversprechen, Treueeid
честное сло́воčestnoje slóvo
a solemn pledge of fidelity
An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
(archaic, countable)A pledge or promise to marry someone.
Eheversprechen
a mutual promise to marry
(archaic, countable)The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
Verlobung
помо́лвкаpomólvka
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Truth; something true.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthFrom 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). Doublet of truth.
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Forms
plural: trothsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a solemn pledge of fidelity:plight
- a mutual promise to marry:betrothalengagement
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable