Middle English trewe continues Old English trēow in the pledge and fidelity sense.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0703inheritanceestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
trewe
agreement, treaty, pledge
OPEN NODE 716 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · pledge fidelitytrēow
pledge, fidelity
OPEN NODE 717 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
A pledge or agreement continues the older fidelity noun.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Truce — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: trewe from Old English trēow, fidelity
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the pledge branch.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE