triuwe

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈtryːwə/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu.

Noun

triuwe f

  1. loyalty, reliability, truthfulness
    Si stalten ir leben nâch triuwen und nâch êren.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Descendants
  • German: Treue
  • Luxembourgish: Trei

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old High German triuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *triuwī.

Adjective

triuwe

  1. loyal, reliable, true
Declension
Positive forms of triuw
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
strong declension nominative triuwer triuwiu triuweȥ triuwe triuwiu
genitive triuwes triuwer(e) triuwes triuwer(e)
dative triuwem(e) triuwer(e) triuwem(e) triuwen
accusative triuwen triuwe triuweȥ triuwe triuwiu
weak declension nominative dër triuwe diu triuwe daȥ triuwe die triuwen diu triuwen
genitive dës triuwen dër triuwen dës triuwen dër triuwen
dative dëm triuwen dër triuwen dëm triuwen dën triuwen
accusative dën triuwen die triuwen daȥ triuwe die triuwen diu triuwen
Descendants

References

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thrāia, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan (to twist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrjoːwə/

Verb

triuwe

  1. to push

Inflection

Conjugation of triuwe
infinitive triuwe
imperative triuw
present past
singular ik triuw treau
do/dû triuwst treaust
hy/sy triuwt treau
plural triuwe treauwen
present past
participle triuwend
(triuwende)
treaun
auxiliary verb hawwe
  • Variant past-tense 1st: triuwde
  • Variant past-tense 2nd: triuwdest
  • Variant past-tense 3rd: triuwde
  • Variant past-tense plural: triuwden, treaune, treaunen

Further reading

  • triuwe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011