trewth

Noun

truth (usually uncountable, plural truths)

1. (usually) True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
   • The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.
2. (usually) Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
   • There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.
3. (usually) The state or quality of being true to someone or something.
   • Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.
4. (archaic, usually) Faithfulness, fidelity.
   • Alas! they had been friends in youth; / But whispering tongues can poison truth; […]1800, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Christabel. Part II.”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC...
5. (obsolete, usually) A pledge of loyalty or faith.
6. (usually) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.
   • Ploughs, […] to make them go true, […] depends much upon the truth of the ironwork.1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

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