Etymology

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Today it means: loyal, faithful Full definition →

Middle English truful ← Old English ġetrēowfull
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġetrēowfull“faithful, holding the faith”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtruful
  3. English todaytrueful

From Middle English truful, trewful, trewfull, from Old English ġetrēowfull (“faithful, holding the faith”), equivalent to true + -ful.

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