triuwa

Old High German

Etymology

Cognate with Old Saxon treuwa, Old English trēow, Gothic triggwa, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (with ablaut variant: Old English trūwa, Old Norse trú).

Noun

triuwa f

1. faithfulness, loyalty, truth
2. contract, pact, alliance

Declension

Declension of triuwa (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	triuwa	triuwā
accusative	triuwa	triuwā
genitive	triuwa	triuwōno
dative	triuwu	triuwōm

Descendants

• Middle High German triuwe, triwe, trūwe (Middle German)
  • German: Treue; traun (particle "in truth, verily, truly" via the fixed phrase in triuwen)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. More at triuwi.

Noun

triuwa f

1. faithfulness