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# troth

«troth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **my word, I promise** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### kind

archaic word

### modern equivalent

my word, I promise

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

A solemn promise or pledge of faith; "my troth" or "on my troth" is an old oath meaning truly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/troth/#m1)

### how it differs from today

No longer used in everyday speech; it survives in old stories and phrases. "Plighted their troth" means made a solemn promise.

### examples

- "Be easy, Fin," replied Oonagh; "troth, I'm ashamed of you. (Celtic Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/troth/#x1)
- "On my troth I will bring you to good water," says she. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/troth/#x2)
- And when they were young they loved one another and plighted their troth. (More English Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/troth/#x3)

### primary record

troth

### tests

rate: word (≥3 uses, never in EWT or ≥10× EWT, Wiktionary: first sense archaic); corpora 9 (Torah 0, tales 9, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 1.0 (Torah alone 0.0); Wiktionary archaic (first sense)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «troth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/troth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.