triewe

Old English

Alternative forms

• trēowe

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

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 — Strong

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

Declension of trīewe — Weak

Synonyms

• ġetrīewe (much more common)
• untrīewe

Descendants

• Middle English: treowe, trewe
  • Scots: trew
  • English: true