triewe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *triuwī, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtri͜yː.we/

Adjective

trīewe

  1. loyal: faithful, trustworthy, true

Usage notes

Trīewe means true as in "faithful." The word for true as in "accurate" or "real" is sōþ.

Declension
Declension of trīewe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative trīewe trīewu, trīewo trīewe
Accusative trīewne trīewe trīewe
Genitive trīewes trīewre trīewes
Dative trīewum trīewre trīewum
Instrumental trīewe trīewre trīewe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative trīewe trīewa, trīewe trīewu, trīewo
Accusative trīewe trīewa, trīewe trīewu, trīewo
Genitive trīewra trīewra trīewra
Dative trīewum trīewum trīewum
Instrumental trīewum trīewum trīewum
Declension of trīewe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative trīewa trīewe trīewe
Accusative trīewan trīewan trīewe
Genitive trīewan trīewan trīewan
Dative trīewan trīewan trīewan
Instrumental trīewan trīewan trīewan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative trīewan trīewan trīewan
Accusative trīewan trīewan trīewan
Genitive trīewra, trīewena trīewra, trīewena trīewra, trīewena
Dative trīewum trīewum trīewum
Instrumental trīewum trīewum trīewum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: treowe, trewe
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