betrothv.

/bɪˈtrəʊð/

/bɪˈtrɒθ/

/bɪˈtrɔːθ/

Forms: Middle English bitreuthien, betreuþe, -trouþe, -treuthy, Middle English–1500s betrouth(e, 1500s betrothe, troughth, 1600s betroath, 1500s– betroth.

Etymology: Middle English bitreuðien , < bi- be- prefix 6 + Middle English treuðe , treowðe , truth n.; Mätzner suggests after the analogy of Old English tréowsian to give one's word, pledge. Subsequently assimilated to the form trouthe , troth n.; since this is now shortened to trǫþ, the same sound is by many extended to the verb, but the historical and analogical pronunciation is as in clothe, loathe.

1. transitive. To engage (a woman) in contract of marriage, to plight one's troth to. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] > engage oneself to

handfastc1275

betroth1303

trotha1400

troth-plighta1400

fiance1483

contract1735

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 1704 Þou shal nat betrouþe a womman wyþ hande Þe whylys here husbande ys lyvande.

c1315 Shoreham 70 Ȝef thou myd word..Aryȝt bitreuthest one.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2105 By þe hond þanne he tok hur sone & be-treuþede þat swete wiȝt.

1426 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) II. 136 Herry..Of Englond kyng..Betrouthed hath my lady Kateryne.

1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xx. 7 What man is there that hath betrothed a wife.

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 15 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Having betroathed a handsome Maid, an Inheritrix.

1840 B. Thorpe Anc. Laws & Inst. I. 255 (transl. of an OE. law) If a man desire to betroth a maiden.]

a. To contract two persons to each other in order to marriage; to affiance. (More usually, but not exclusively, said of contracting the female to her future husband.)

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)]

handfastlOE

spousea1225

spousec1300

truthc1330

sickerc1384

assure1393

ensurea1450

fiancea1450

affya1500

insure1530

affiance1531

promise1548

betroth1566

espouse1581

contract1599

engage1728

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. v. f. 13 Thei had betrouthed their doughter, to one L. Icilius.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet v. iii. 237 You..betrothd and would haue married her perforce To Countie Paris.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 130 Let Christiana look out some Damsels for her Sons; to whom they may be Betroathed .

1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne v. 151 The lovers were soon after betrothed.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 80 She was soon after betrothed to the Dauphin.

1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 225 He was very early betrothed to a daughter of the Contarini.

b. In the passive, now commonly used, senses 1, 2 are blended.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > engage oneself to marry [verb (intransitive)] > be betrothed

plighta1325

surec1425

promise1548

betrotha1592

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > act as a bishop [verb (intransitive)] > before consecration

betrotha1592

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. C4 Theile be betrothed ech to other.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Luke i. 26 Not married, but betrothed.

3. figurative. Said of God and his Church or people. Also, said of the relation of a bishop to a church before consecration.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do > of God

betroth1611

1611 Bible (King James) Hosea ii. 19 I will betroth thee vnto me for euer.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 195 If any Person be consecrated a Bishop to that Church, whereunto he was not before betrothed, he shall not receive the Habit of Consecration, as not being canonically promoted.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 13 God made the soul for Himself; He betrothed her to Himself through the gift of the Holy Spirit.

†4. transferred.

a. To pledge, engage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do

sweara1154

fast?a1160

plightc1275

givec1300

undertake1393

strokea1400

warranta1400

foldc1400

pledge?a1439

affiance1523

pass1528

betroth1573

assume1602

impawna1628

gagea1642

spond1698

guarantee1820

vouch1898

1573 G. Gascoigne & F. Kinwelmersh Iocasta iv. i, in G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres sig. S^v To priuate fight they haue betroutht themselues.

1574 tr. T. de Bèze et al. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford p. ccii They will not slack to vowe and betrothe their whole diligence.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 43 What is he for a foole that betrothes himselfe to vnquietnesse?

1670 I. Walton Life J. Donne 14 in Lives At that time [he] had betrothed himself to no Religion.

b. To pledge or engage oneself to, to espouse (a cause). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do > pledge oneself to a cause

espouse1538

betroth1658

1658 T. Wall Comment on Times (new ed.) 68 While he thought to betroth a Deity, he betrayed humanity.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. Those that have betrothed the Way.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	betroth
释义	betrothv. /bɪˈtrəʊð//bɪˈtrɒθ//bɪˈtrɔːθ/ Forms: Middle English bitreuthien, betreuþe, -trouþe, -treuthy, Middle English–1500s betrouth(e, 1500s betrothe, troughth, 1600s betroath, 1500s– betroth. Etymology: Middle English bitreuðien , < bi- be- prefix 6 + Middle English treuðe , treowðe , truth n.; Mätzner suggests after the analogy of Old English tréowsian to give one's word, pledge. Subsequently assimilated to the form trouthe , troth n.; since this is now shortened to trǫþ, the same sound is by many extended to the verb, but the historical and analogical pronunciation is as in clothe, loathe. 1. transitive. To engage (a woman) in contract of marriage, to plight one's troth to. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] > engage oneself to handfastc1275 betroth1303 trotha1400 troth-plighta1400 fiance1483 contract1735 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 1704 Þou shal nat betrouþe a womman wyþ hande Þe whylys here husbande ys lyvande. c1315 Shoreham 70 Ȝef thou myd word..Aryȝt bitreuthest one. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2105 By þe hond þanne he tok hur sone & be-treuþede þat swete wiȝt. 1426 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) II. 136 Herry..Of Englond kyng..Betrouthed hath my lady Kateryne. 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xx. 7 What man is there that hath betrothed a wife. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 15 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Having betroathed a handsome Maid, an Inheritrix. 1840 B. Thorpe Anc. Laws & Inst. I. 255 (transl. of an OE. law) If a man desire to betroth a maiden.] 2. a. To contract two persons to each other in order to marriage; to affiance. (More usually, but not exclusively, said of contracting the female to her future husband.) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] handfastlOE spousea1225 spousec1300 truthc1330 sickerc1384 assure1393 ensurea1450 fiancea1450 affya1500 insure1530 affiance1531 promise1548 betroth1566 espouse1581 contract1599 engage1728 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. v. f. 13 Thei had betrouthed their doughter, to one L. Icilius. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet v. iii. 237 You..betrothd and would haue married her perforce To Countie Paris. View more context for this quotation 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 130 Let Christiana look out some Damsels for her Sons; to whom they may be Betroathed . View more context for this quotation 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne v. 151 The lovers were soon after betrothed. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 80 She was soon after betrothed to the Dauphin. 1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 225 He was very early betrothed to a daughter of the Contarini. b. In the passive, now commonly used, senses 1, 2 are blended. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > engage oneself to marry [verb (intransitive)] > be betrothed plighta1325 surec1425 promise1548 betrotha1592 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > act as a bishop [verb (intransitive)] > before consecration betrotha1592 a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. C4 Theile be betrothed ech to other. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Luke i. 26 Not married, but betrothed. 3. figurative. Said of God and his Church or people. Also, said of the relation of a bishop to a church before consecration. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do > of God betroth1611 1611 Bible (King James) Hosea ii. 19 I will betroth thee vnto me for euer. View more context for this quotation 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 195 If any Person be consecrated a Bishop to that Church, whereunto he was not before betrothed, he shall not receive the Habit of Consecration, as not being canonically promoted. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 13 God made the soul for Himself; He betrothed her to Himself through the gift of the Holy Spirit. †4. transferred. a. To pledge, engage. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do sweara1154 fast?a1160 plightc1275 givec1300 undertake1393 strokea1400 warranta1400 foldc1400 pledge?a1439 affiance1523 pass1528 betroth1573 assume1602 impawna1628 gagea1642 spond1698 guarantee1820 vouch1898 1573 G. Gascoigne & F. Kinwelmersh Iocasta iv. i, in G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres sig. S^v To priuate fight they haue betroutht themselues. 1574 tr. T. de Bèze et al. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford p. ccii They will not slack to vowe and betrothe their whole diligence. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 43 What is he for a foole that betrothes himselfe to vnquietnesse? View more context for this quotation 1670 I. Walton Life J. Donne 14 in Lives At that time [he] had betrothed himself to no Religion. b. To pledge or engage oneself to, to espouse (a cause). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do > pledge oneself to a cause espouse1538 betroth1658 1658 T. Wall Comment on Times (new ed.) 68 While he thought to betroth a Deity, he betrayed humanity. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. Those that have betrothed the Way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1303
随便看	seriestuned serieswound serif serifed seriffed serific seriform serifs serigala serigraph serigrapher serigraphers serigraphic serigraphies serigraphs serigraphy serimeter serin serin finch serine serines serinette serinettes sering seringa