troth

«troth» in Mova's school dictionary: an old word for a promise or a faithful word; 'my troth'… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (old use, in fairy tales)

meaning for a pupil

Troth is an old word for a promise or a faithful word; 'my troth' or 'on my troth' is an old oath meaning truly, I promise. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales people plight their troth, that is, make a solemn promise, often to marry

examples

• They plighted their troth. tree →
• On my troth, I will help you. tree →
• 'Be easy, Fin,' said Oonagh; 'troth, I am ashamed of you.' tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «troth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.