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Betroth v. t. (past & past part. betrothed; pres. part. betrothing)

To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a woman. "He, in the first flower of my freshest age, Betrothed me unto the only heir." "Ay, and we are betrothed."

To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to. "What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her?"

To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.

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Etymology of 'Betroth'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Betroth" Quotes from Famous Books

... nativity, on which hitherto all things have prospered with thee. In vain against the stars preach the mone and the priest: what shall be, shall be. Wherefore, take hope and joy, O Children of Time! And now, as I join your hands, I betroth your souls." ...

— Harold, Complete - The Last Of The Saxon Kings • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... said—"Methinks it were best that Hauskuld and I should name witnesses, and that Hallgerda should betroth herself, if the Lawman ...

— The story of Burnt Njal - From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga • Anonymous

... Besprinkle sxprucigi sur. Best (adj.) la plej bona. Best (adv.) la plej bone. Bestial besta. Bestir, one's self sin movetadi, vigligxi. Bestow donaci. Bet veti. Bet veto. Betimes frue. Betray perfidi. Betroth fiancxigi. Betrothing fiancxigxo. Better (adj.) pli bona. Better (adv.) pli bone. Between inter. Bevel trancxi oblikve. Beverage trinkajxo. Bewail ploregi. Bewilder konfuzi. Bewitch ensorcxi. Bewitchment ensorcxo. Beyond preter. Beyond (across) trans. Biassed partia. ...

— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

... golden rings, With roses wrought and lilies fairly; "Sir Axel Thordson sends these things Who thee betroth'd in childhood early. ...

— Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg - a ballad • Thomas J. Wise

... botch of Egypt, the scab and the itch, with madness and blindness, that thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness. Thou shalt not prosper in thy ways, and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. Thy sons and thy daughters ...

— The Road to Damascus - A Trilogy • August Strindberg

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