betroth
English
/bəˈtɹoʊð/
verb
Definitions
- To promise to give in marriage.
- To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bitrouthen derived from Old English trēowþe (truth, pledge, troth) pre from English troth (truth).
Origin
English
troth
Gloss
truth
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betrothable English
- betrothal English
- betrothed English
- betrothen English
- betrothment English
- tell-troth English
- troth English
- trothless English
- trothplight English
- trothplighted English
- true English
- unbetrothed English
- trēowþe Old English
- bitrouthen Middle English
- troth Middle English