Unscramble

b 3 e 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 t 1 h 4

7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

verb give to in marriage

originFrom Middle English bitrouthen, bitreuthen (“of a man: to pledge to marry; to give (a woman) in marriage, arrange the marriage of”), from bi- (prefix forming transitive verbs from nouns) + trouth, treuthe (“faithfulness, fidelity, specifically marital fidelity; promise, undertaking, specifically a promise of marriage; truth; etc.”) (from Old English trīewþ, trēowþ (“fidelity; good faith, honour;…

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