trouthe

Middle English

/trøːwθ/, /trɔu̯θ/

noun
Definitions
  • loyalty (to a cause)
  • honesty, honor, troth
  • goodness, kindness, integrity
  • truth, reality (especially absolute)
  • religion, belief system
  • righteousness, justness; being right in one's cause
  • A pledge, contract, promise or oath.
  • A fact or truth.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English trēowþ inherited from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (contract, promise, covenant) suffix from Middle English trewe.

Origin

Middle English

trewe

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