trouwen
Meaning
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- (ergative) to marry
- (obsolete,transitive) to trust
Frequency
Hyphenated as
trou‧wen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtrɑu̯ə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch *triuwon, from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną. Equivalent to trouw (“loyality”) + -en or trouw (“faithful, loyal”) + -en.
New
trouw
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- (feminine) loyalty, faithfulness
- (feminine) marriage
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