trow

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, dialectal) To trust or believe.
2. (archaic, dialectal) 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

Translations

düşünmek

🤔

sanmak

suposar

einbilden

glauben

meinen

sich vorstellen

mutmaßen

vermuten

vorstellen

πιστεύω

υποθέσει

φαντάζομαι

υποθέτω

annehmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹoʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trowen

Inherited from Old English: trēowan

Inherited from Old English: trūwian

Cognate with Scots: trow

Cognate with Dutch: trouwen

Cognate with German: trauen

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: -

Cognate with Swedish: tro

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: tru

Cognate with Icelandic: trúa

In summary

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”).