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betrothen

betrothen adjective: betrothed. Also the past participle of betroth.

Adjective

betrothen (comparative more betrothen, superlative most betrothen)

  1. (rare) Betrothed

Noun

betrothen (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) One who is betrothen or betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

Also used as

betrothen is also the past participle of betroth.

Forms of betrothen

comparativemore betrothen
superlativemost betrothen

Origin of betrothen

From betroth + -en (past participle ending).

Questions about betrothen

What does betrothen mean?
Betrothen means betrothed.
What part of speech is betrothen?
Betrothen can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near betrothen in the dictionary

  1. betrothal
  2. betrothals
  3. betrothed
  4. betrotheds
  5. betrothedst
  6. betrothen
  7. betrothes
  8. betrothest
  9. betrotheth
  10. betrothing
  11. betrothment

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