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.