† truefastadj.

Forms: early Old English triowfest (Kentish), Old English treofæst (Northumbrian), Old English treoufæst (Northumbrian), Old English treowfæst, Old English trewufæst (Northumbrian), Old English (Northumbrian)–early Middle English treofest, early Middle English trewfest, early Middle English trowfeste, Middle English (in a late copy) 1800s truefast.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Icelandic trúfastr , Old Swedish trofaster (Swedish trofast ), Old Danish trofast (Danish trofast ), all in the sense ‘faithful, loyal, trustworthy’ < the Germanic base of true adj. + the Germanic base of fast adj.Compare Old English getrēowfæst faithful, trustworthy ( < i-treowe adj. + fast adj.).

Obsolete (archaic in later use).

Loyal, faithful; trustworthy, reliable.In quot. a1225: pious, devout.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]

soothfastc825

truefastOE

i-treowec1000

unfakenOE

trueOE

sickerc1100

trigc1175

strustya1250

steel to the (very) backa1300

true as steela1300

certainc1325

well-provedc1325

surec1330

traistc1330

tristc1330

trustya1350

faithfula1382

veryc1385

sada1387

discreet1387

trust1389

trothfulc1390

tristya1400

proveda1425

good-heartedc1425

well-trusted?a1439

tristfulc1440

authorizablea1475

faithworthy?1526

tentik1534

fidele1539

truthfulc1550

suresby1553

responsible1558

trestc1560

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

sound1581

trustful1582

truepenny1589

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

probable1596

confident1605

trustable1606

axiopistical1611

loyala1616

reposeful1627

confiding1645

fiducial1647

laudable1664

safe1667

accountable1683

serious1693

sponsible1721

dependable1730

unfailing1798

truthya1802

trustworthy1829

all right1841

stand-up1841

falsehood-free1850

right1856

proven1872

bankable1891

secure1954

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. xxv. 21 Euge bone serue et fidelis : wel ðe la god ðegn & trewufæst.

OE Paris Psalter (1932) cx. 5 Wærun his bebodu ealle treowfæste [L. fidelia].

a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 89 Þa weren þer igedered wiðinne þere buruh of ierusalem trowfeste [OE Royal eawfæste] men of elchere þeode.

1532 (a1449) J. Lydgate Ballade Our Lady in Wks. G. Chaucer f. ccclxxiiii^v/1 O trusty turtle truefastest [c1450 Sloane trowest] of al trewe.

1839 G. Stephens tr. E. Tegnér Frithiof's Saga ii. 24 Their truefast union, In weal and woe the same,..More tight-knit, still, became.

1860 G. Stephens Ghost-thanks ii. i. 25 Down-hewing My truefast war-men.

Derivatives

truefastness n. faithfulness (to God); constancy; rectitude.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

truefastnessa1225

trueshipa1225

trueness?c1225

soothnessc1275

faithc1300

good faithc1300

trustc1300

trueheadc1325

traistnessa1340

truthheada1400

faithfulnessc1400

loyaltyc1400

tristiness1408

trustinessc1450

confiance1490

fealty?1515

surety?c1535

loyalness1592

troth-keeping1605

true-heartedness1608

confidence1642

trustworthiness1662

responsibleness1706

dependence1752

reliability1810

trustihood1823

faithworthiness1828

reliableness1841

dependableness1860

dependability1901

a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 99 He onlihte ure mod..mid gode dedan and trewfestnesse [OE Royal arfæstnysse].

a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily De Duodecim Abusivis (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 109 Swa swa þan alden bihouað duȝende þewas and riwe treofestnesse [perh. read triwe treofestnesse; OE Corpus Cambr. 178 geripod syfernyss], swa biriseð þan ȝungan þet he abbe ihersumnesse and ibuhsumnesse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	truefast
释义	† truefastadj. Forms: early Old English triowfest (Kentish), Old English treofæst (Northumbrian), Old English treoufæst (Northumbrian), Old English treowfæst, Old English trewufæst (Northumbrian), Old English (Northumbrian)–early Middle English treofest, early Middle English trewfest, early Middle English trowfeste, Middle English (in a late copy) 1800s truefast. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Icelandic trúfastr , Old Swedish trofaster (Swedish trofast ), Old Danish trofast (Danish trofast ), all in the sense ‘faithful, loyal, trustworthy’ < the Germanic base of true adj. + the Germanic base of fast adj.Compare Old English getrēowfæst faithful, trustworthy ( < i-treowe adj. + fast adj.). Obsolete (archaic in later use). Loyal, faithful; trustworthy, reliable.In quot. a1225: pious, devout. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective] soothfastc825 truefastOE i-treowec1000 unfakenOE trueOE sickerc1100 trigc1175 strustya1250 steel to the (very) backa1300 true as steela1300 certainc1325 well-provedc1325 surec1330 traistc1330 tristc1330 trustya1350 faithfula1382 veryc1385 sada1387 discreet1387 trust1389 trothfulc1390 tristya1400 proveda1425 good-heartedc1425 well-trusted?a1439 tristfulc1440 authorizablea1475 faithworthy?1526 tentik1534 fidele1539 truthfulc1550 suresby1553 responsible1558 trestc1560 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 sound1581 trustful1582 truepenny1589 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 probable1596 confident1605 trustable1606 axiopistical1611 loyala1616 reposeful1627 confiding1645 fiducial1647 laudable1664 safe1667 accountable1683 serious1693 sponsible1721 dependable1730 unfailing1798 truthya1802 trustworthy1829 all right1841 stand-up1841 falsehood-free1850 right1856 proven1872 bankable1891 secure1954 OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. xxv. 21 Euge bone serue et fidelis : wel ðe la god ðegn & trewufæst. OE Paris Psalter (1932) cx. 5 Wærun his bebodu ealle treowfæste [L. fidelia]. a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 89 Þa weren þer igedered wiðinne þere buruh of ierusalem trowfeste [OE Royal eawfæste] men of elchere þeode. 1532 (a1449) J. Lydgate Ballade Our Lady in Wks. G. Chaucer f. ccclxxiiii^v/1 O trusty turtle truefastest [c1450 Sloane trowest] of al trewe. 1839 G. Stephens tr. E. Tegnér Frithiof's Saga ii. 24 Their truefast union, In weal and woe the same,..More tight-knit, still, became. 1860 G. Stephens Ghost-thanks ii. i. 25 Down-hewing My truefast war-men. Derivatives truefastness n. faithfulness (to God); constancy; rectitude. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 truefastnessa1225 trueshipa1225 trueness?c1225 soothnessc1275 faithc1300 good faithc1300 trustc1300 trueheadc1325 traistnessa1340 truthheada1400 faithfulnessc1400 loyaltyc1400 tristiness1408 trustinessc1450 confiance1490 fealty?1515 surety?c1535 loyalness1592 troth-keeping1605 true-heartedness1608 confidence1642 trustworthiness1662 responsibleness1706 dependence1752 reliability1810 trustihood1823 faithworthiness1828 reliableness1841 dependableness1860 dependability1901 a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 99 He onlihte ure mod..mid gode dedan and trewfestnesse [OE Royal arfæstnysse]. a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily De Duodecim Abusivis (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 109 Swa swa þan alden bihouað duȝende þewas and riwe treofestnesse [perh. read triwe treofestnesse; OE Corpus Cambr. 178 geripod syfernyss], swa biriseð þan ȝungan þet he abbe ihersumnesse and ibuhsumnesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.OE
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