betroth

betroth

1. kihlata

Synonyymisanakirja

betroth

kihlata, kihlautua, luvata, vannoa, vakuuttaa.

Englannin sanakirja

betroth (englanti > suomi)

1. luvata puolisoksi">luvata puolisoksi

2. kihlata tr., kihlautua intr.

betroth englanniksi

1. To promise to give in marriage.

He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative.

2. 1885 — w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado The Mikado

We loved each other at once, but she was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor.

3. 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? — Deuteronomy.

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