trouthe

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trøːwθ/
• IPA^(key): /trɔu̯θ/, /triu̯θ/

Noun

trouthe (uncountable)

1. loyalty (to a cause)
2. honesty, honor, troth
3. goodness, kindness, integrity
4. truth, reality (especially absolute)
5. religion, belief system
6. righteousness, justness; being right in one's cause
7. A pledge, contract, promise or oath.
8. 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.