trow

Meaning

Verb

1. To trust or believe.
2. To have confidence in, or to give credence to.

Noun

Trust or faith.

Noun

Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.

Noun

A troll.

Noun

Used chiefly in the expression drop trow.

Synonyms

think

🤔

suppose

ween

figure

imagine

assume

make up

presuppose

judge

🧑‍⚖️

believe

credit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹoʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, trouen, from Old English trēowan, trīewan (“to trust”) and Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”) and Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“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, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish tro (“to believe, think”), Norwegian Nynorsk tru (“to believe, think”), Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in”).