plight, troth
(noun) a solemn pledge of fidelity
betrothal, troth, engagement
(noun) a mutual promise to marry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
troth (countable and uncountable, plural troths)
(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, or promise.
(countable, archaic) A pledge or promise to marry someone.
(countable, archaic) The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
(countable, uncountable, archaic) Truth; something true.
troth (third-person singular simple present troths, present participle trothing, simple past and past participle trothed)
(obsolete) To pledge to marry somebody.
• thort
Source: Wiktionary
Troth, n. Etym: [A variant of truth. See Truth.]
1. Belief; faith; fidelity. Bid her alight And hertroth plight. Shak.
2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. Shak. In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs. Addison.
3. Betrothal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
