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View synonyms for betroth
betroth
/ bɪˈtrəʊð /
verb
- archaic.tr to promise to marry or to give in marriage
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of betroth1
C14 betreuthen , from be- + treuthe troth , truth
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Example Sentences
But before permitting you to go I wish, not having been able to wed you myself, to betroth you to the one you have chosen.
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It has pleased me to betroth Brighteyes to Gudruda, and it pleased me not to betroth her to Ospakar, and that is enough for thee.
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She flew off to betroth herself; but Mr. Crane would have none of her, and she flew back again.
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This will anger him greatly, for he wishes to betroth me to the son of the king of the Green City, whom I like not at all.'
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Betroth your young princess to Montagu's son, the representative of all the Neviles.
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