trouthe

Middle English

Alternative forms

trewthe, trowthe, treuthe, trawthe, treuþe, trowþe, treowthe

Etymology

From Old English trēowþ, trīewþ; from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō. Equivalent to trewe +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /trøːwθ/
IPA^(key): /trɔuθ/, /triuθ/

Noun

trouthe (uncountable)

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.

Descendants

English: truth, troth
Scots: trowth, trewth

References

“treuth (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-16.

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