troth
Plural: troths
Noun
- a mutual promise to marry
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
- An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
- An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
- A pledge or promise to marry someone.
- An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
- The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- Truth; something true.
Verb
Verb Forms: trothed, trothing, troths
- To pledge one's loyalty or faith; to betroth.
- To pledge to marry somebody.
Examples
- He would TROTH his loyalty to any word that could give him a bingo bonus.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthe (“allegiance, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty; oath, pledge, promise; betrothal or marriage vow; betrothal; honour, integrity; holiness, righteousness; confidence, trust; creed, faith; fact, reality, truth”), from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity; faith, fidelity; covenant, pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“contract; promise”), equivalent to true + -th (abstract nominal suffix). See more at truth.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
troth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtroth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
troth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary