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Troth — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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Is troth a poetic modern invention?
No. Troth continues a Middle English and Old English fidelity noun and is reported in English from the twelfth century.
Etymology and First Known Use: 12th centuryPublishes the inherited route and early horizon.
resolvedsupportsestablished
Has troth always meant only a marriage promise?
No. Its reported meanings include fidelity, loyalty, good faith, pledged word, and betrothal.
Definitions 1–3Documents fidelity, pledged word, and betrothal.
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EDGE 688supportsestablished
troth → trouth
Present-Day English → Middle English · continuation
- SOUND
- Modern troth continues Middle English trouth with regular English spelling and sound development.
- MEANING
- Pledged fidelity narrows a historical noun that also covered truth and loyalty.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Definitions, Word History, and First Known UseSupplies Middle English trouth, the fidelity senses, and twelfth-century noun horizon.
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Global English
Supplies the modern marked senses and century horizon.
Definitions and First Known Use · global070
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