单词 | in troth |
释义 | > as lemmasin troth P3. in troth (formerly also †of (a) troth(obsolete)): in fact, truly, indeed. Cf. in truth, of a truth at truth n. and adv. Phrases 1d. In later use chiefly Scottish and Irish English colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > assuredly, indeed soothlyc825 forsoothc888 wiselyc888 sooth to sayOE i-wislichec1000 to (‥) soothOE iwis?c1160 certesa1250 without missa1275 i-witterlic1275 trulyc1275 aplight1297 certc1300 in (good) fayc1300 verily1303 certain1330 in truthc1330 to tell (also speak, say) the truthc1330 certainlya1375 faithlya1375 in faitha1375 surelya1375 in sooth1390 in trothc1390 in good faitha1393 to witc1400 faithfullyc1405 soothly to sayc1405 all righta1413 sad?a1425 in certc1440 wella1470 truec1480 to say (the) truth1484 of a truth1494 of (a) trotha1500 for a truth?1532 in (of) verity1533 of verityc1550 really1561 for, in, or into very?1565 indeed1583 really and truly1600 indeed and indeed1673 right enough1761 deed1816 just1838 of a verity1850 sho1893 though1905 verdad1928 sholy1929 ja-nee1937 only1975 deffo1996 c1390 Pistel of Swete Susan (Vernon) l. 187 (MED) Heo was in trouþe, as we trowe, tristi and trewe. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1703 (MED) He..leved in trawþe Hit watz non oþer þen he þat hade al in honde. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 2127 Thowe arte to hye by þe halfe, I hete þe in trouthe! Thow sall be handsomere in hye, with þe helpe of my Lorde! ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 365 The faders of whom were not knowen in trawthe [L. cum tamen ejus parentes fuissent ignoti]. a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) l. 1568 (MED) Many merueles, of trought cam ther ryght. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. iv. sig. Giii But of trouth I thought, better to haue than wishe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. iii. 108 In troth I thinke she would. View more context for this quotation 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection v. iii. 205 in Justice Vindicated Divers sums of money (which in troath were the oblations and offerings which the Incumbent had received). 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. viii. 11 A mighty likely speech in troth. 1756 S. Foote Englishman return'd from Paris i. 14 In gude Troth, not a mighty Booty. 1827 W. Scott Let. in Ipswich Jrnl. 3 Nov. ‘In troth did I, Tam’, answered Andro... ‘I was at London, in a place they ca' the park.’ 1881 ‘M. Twain’ Prince & Pauper 143 In troth I might go yet farther. 1902 Pearson's Mag. Mar. 323/1 In troth it's kind, an' the crame of kindness both of yez is, and always was known to be. 2011 ‘A. Scott’ Highland Master ii. 35 ‘In troth, you might,’ the younger matron said. < as lemmas |
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