Trow Definition

trō

trows

verb

To believe, think, suppose, etc.

Webster's New World

(archaic or dialectal) To trust or believe.

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(archaic or dialectal) To have confidence in, or to give credence to.

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noun

(archaic or dialectal, uncountable) Trust or faith.

Wiktionary

(dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.

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(Scotland, dated) Troll.

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Other Word Forms of Trow

Singular:

trow

Plural:

trows

From Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, from Old English trÄ“owan, trÄ«ewan (“to trust") and Old English trÅ«wian (“to trust, confide"), from Proto-Germanic *triwwijanÄ… (“to trust") and Proto-Germanic *trÅ«wijanÄ… (“to trust"); both from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true"). Akin to Scots trow, trew (“to believe, trust, confide in, prove"), Dutch trouwen (“to wed, marry"), German trauen (“to trust, marry"), Danish tro (“to believe, think"), Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in").

From Wiktionary
Middle English trowen from Old English trēowian to trust deru- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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