eldertongue

Old English · noun

treowþ

Normalised trēowþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/tre͜oːwθ/
Syllables
tre͜oːwθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
truthtrothgood faithassurancefidelitycovenant

Meaning

  1. truth, good faith, honour

  2. fidelity

  3. covenant, assurance of good faith

Declension

Declension of treowþ
SingularPlural
Nominative trēowþtrēowþatrēowþe
Accusative trēowþetrēowþatrēowþe
Genitive trēowþetrēowþa
Dative trēowþetrēowþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō. By surface analysis, trēowe + -þ. Cognate with Old Norse tryggð (“loyalty, fidelity”).

Descendants

troth, truth

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