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41true — [OE] The underlying etymological meaning of true is ‘faithful, steadfast, firm’; ‘in accordance with the facts’ is a secondary development. It goes back to the prehistoric Germanic base *treww , which also produced German treue and Dutch trouw… …
42betrothal — (n.) 1844, from BETROTH (Cf. betroth) + AL (Cf. al) (2). Earlier in same sense were betrothment (1580s), betrothing (14c.) …
43betrothed — pp. adj., 1530s, from BETROTH (Cf. betroth) (q.v.). As a noun, in use by 1580s …
44fasten — O.E. fæstnian make fast, firm, also ratify, betroth, from P.Gmc. *fastinojanan (Cf. O.Fris. festnia to make firm, bind fast, O.S. fastnon, O.H.G. fastnion, O.N. fastna to pledge, betroth ), from *fastuz (see FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.)). Related …
45troth — late 12c., from a phonetic variant of O.E. treowð faithfulness, truth (see TRUTH (Cf. truth)). Restricted to Midlands and Northern England dialect after 16c., and to certain archaic phrases (e.g. plight one s troth). Cf. also BETROTH (Cf.… …
46affiance — af•fi•ance [[t]əˈfaɪ əns[/t]] v. anced, anc•ing, n. 1) to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth 2) a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract 3) trust; confidence • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF afiance=afi(er) to pledge faith, declare on oath …
47προκατεγγυηθείσας — προκατεγγυηθείσᾱς , προκατεγγυάω betroth beforehand aor part pass fem acc pl (attic ionic) προκατεγγυηθείσᾱς , προκατεγγυάω betroth beforehand aor part pass fem gen sg (attic doric ionic aeolic) …
48ὑπομνηστευθέντος — ὑπομνηστεύομαι betroth aor part mp masc/neut gen sg ὑπομνηστεύομαι betroth aor part pass masc/neut gen sg …
49ὑπομνηστευσάμενος — ὑπομνηστεύομαι betroth aor part mp masc nom sg ὑπομνηστεύομαι betroth aor part mid masc nom sg …
50true — [OE] The underlying etymological meaning of true is ‘faithful, steadfast, firm’; ‘in accordance with the facts’ is a secondary development. It goes back to the prehistoric Germanic base *treww , which also produced German treue and Dutch trouw… …