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treówþ

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Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16

treówþ

(n.)
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treówþ, triéwþ, trýwþ, e; f.
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In treówþe geþeóded gástlícesfreóndscipes spiritalis amicitiae foedere copulatus. Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 9. Mid ǽnigere treówðe quolibet pacto, Hpt. Gl. 469, 34. Treówða foedera, pacta, 404, 9. Treófða foedera, 416, 47.

Linked entry: trýwþ

un-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-treówþ, e; f.

Bad faithperfidy

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Bad faith, perfidy Ða Dænescan, ðe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreówast, wurdon áwende tó ðære méste untríwðe and tó ðam mǽsten swicdóme ðe ǽfre mihte gewurðan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 7. Antigones forlét ðæt setl. Ac Umenis him wénde from Antigones

ge-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-treówþ, -trýwþ, e; f.

A covenanttreatypledgefæduspignus

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A covenant, treaty, pledge; fædus, pignus He gemunde ðara getreówþa recordātus est fædĕris, Ex. 2, 24

Linked entry: ge-trýwþ

ge-treówþ

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Add: truth, faithfulness, honesty. v. ge-treów; Freónda gehwilc mid rihtan getrýwðan óðerne lufige, Ll. Th. i. 350, 13. Gif hé hit mid getrýwðan geearnod, 440, 3. loyalty Ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran, and georne hine healdan mid rihtan getrýwðan

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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The word is sometimes used in the plural with the force of the singular. truth to a promise or engagement, faith (as in good or bad faith, to keep faith with a person), troth: Treów, sió geond bilwitra breóst áríseþ, Exon. Th. 343, 21; Gn. Ex. 160. Hálegu

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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a tree Treów arbor, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 26. Iung treów arbustum, 41. Wudu silva, áhæáwan treów lignum, 33, 56: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 31, 13. Ðæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, Gen. 3, 6. Treów (tréu, Lind.) arbor, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 10. Treów (trýw, MS. B.: treó, Lind.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m. An assurance of good faith, a covenant, v. treów, IV
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Se éca treówa the perpetual covenant (cf. Ex. 31, 16), Wulfst. 210, 22. Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8. Cf. trúwa

Linked entry: trýwa

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.
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of-a tree Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode mid treowenum helme, Homl. Th. ii. 150. 31. of wood, wooden Treówen ligneus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 14. Tríwen sceó coturnus. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 21. Trýwen byt flasco, ii. 149, 33. On treówenum

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

treówan

(v.)
Grammar
treówan, triéwan, tríwan, trýwan; p. de.
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to trust Trnaþ ealle endemes, ða ðe hiora ærninge tréwaþ those who have confidence in their powers of running, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 10. Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hé hæfde mod micel, Beo. Th. 2337; B. 1166. to prove one's self true, to clear

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treówen

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-treówig

(suffix)

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Treónta

(n.)
Grammar
Treónta, Trenta, an;

The Trent

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The Trent Andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. Man ofslóh wine be Tréntan, 679; Erl. 41, 10. On Trénton (Treóntan, Bd. M. 144, 14) streáme in fluvio Treenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 31. Mid Tréntan (Treóntan, Bd. M. 240, 1) streáme fluvio Treanta, 3,

treówe

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treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
treówe, triéwe, trýwe; adj.
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True, faithful, trustworthy Wæs hiera sib ætgædere, ǽghwylc ððrum trýwe. Beo. Th. 2334; B. 1165. Hé spræc to his onbehtþegne, to his treówum gesíþe. Exon. Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe (ne treówe. Bod. MS. ), Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16,

Linked entry: trýwe

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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., and: Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe (treówa, v.l.) diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16. Add Hwæt is ðæt, ðæt mon hreówsige his synna, búton ðæt mon eówað Gode his eáðmódnesse and his treówa?

treów

(n.)
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a tree. Add Andlang hearpaðes on Frígedæges treów, C.D. vi. 8, 15. v. béc-, bóc-, ellen-, gemǽr-, mæsten-, mearc-treów. Add Man swá mearcað mid medmicelum treówe (ligno) þeorfe hláfas ꝥ hí beóð gesewene swylce hí beón on feówer feórðandǽlas tódǽlede

wín-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wín-treów, es; n.

A vine

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A vine Wíntreów vitis, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 52: 80, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 10: Ps. Surt. 127, 3. Wíntreó, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 1, 5. Hwylc treów is ealra treówa betst? Wín-treów, Salm. Kmbl. p. 188, 10. Wæstma ðæs wíntreówes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 34

hyge-treów

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-treów, e; f.
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faith deliberately pledged, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 25; Gen. 2367

ge-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówe, -trýwe, -trúwe, -tréwe; def. se -treówa; comp. -treówra; superl. -treówest; adj.

Truetrustyfaithfulfīdusfīdēlis

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True, trusty, faithful; fīdus, fīdēlis Getreówe oððe geleáfful fĭdēlis, Wrt. Voc. 74, 27: Ps. Lamb. 144, 14. Ǽlc getreówa man every true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. B. Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre with full and true witness, L