An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/traun

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2525988An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — traunJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ traun, interjection, ‘truly! in faith! forsooth!’ from the equivalent Middle High German (Middle German) trûn, trûwen, for Middle High German triuwen, entriuwen, ‘in truth,’ allied to Treue.

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