"trow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹoʊ/ [General-American], /tɹəʊ/ [UK] Forms: trows [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trowen}} Middle English trowen, {{m|enm|trouwen}} trouwen, {{m|enm|treuwen}} treuwen, {{m|enm|treowen}} treowen, {{m|enm|trouen}} trouen, {{inh|en|ang|trēowan}} Old English trēowan, {{m|ang|trīewan||to trust}} trīewan (“to trust”), {{inh|en|ang|trūwian||to trust, confide}} Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*trewwāną||to trust}} Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*trūwāną||to trust}} Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*drew-||faithful, true}} Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true”), {{cog|sco|trow}} Scots trow, {{m|sco|trew||to believe, trust, confide in, prove}} trew (“to believe, trust, confide in, prove”), {{cog|nl|trouwen||to wed, marry}} Dutch trouwen (“to wed, marry”), {{cog|de|trauen||to trust, marry}} German trauen (“to trust, marry”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|nb|-}} Norwegian Bokmål, {{cog|sv|tro||to believe, think}} Swedish tro (“to believe, think”), {{cog|nn|tru||to believe, think}} Norwegian Nynorsk tru (“to believe, think”), {{cog|is|trúa||to trust, believe, believe in}} Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} trow (usually uncountable, plural trows)
  1. (archaic or dialectal) Trust or faith. Tags: archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-trow-en-noun-GsWA9I6H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɹoʊ/ [General-American], /tɹəʊ/ [UK] Forms: trows [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trow (countable and uncountable, plural trows)
  1. (dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods. Tags: countable, dated Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-trow-en-noun-p95irvg~ Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /tɹoʊ/ [General-American], /tɹəʊ/ [UK] Forms: trows [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Swedish or Norwegian troll. Doublet of troll, a later learned borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|-}} Swedish, {{bor|en|no|troll}} Norwegian troll, {{doublet|en|troll}} Doublet of troll Head templates: {{en-noun}} trow (plural trows)
  1. (Orkney, Shetland, dated) A troll. Tags: Orkney, Shetland, dated
    Sense id: en-trow-en-noun-NC8RJfaN Categories (other): Orkney English, Shetland English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /tɹoʊ/ [General-American], /tɹəʊ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Shortened form of trousers. Etymology templates: {{m|en|trousers}} trousers Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trow (uncountable)
  1. (dated, nautical, uncountable) Used chiefly in the expression drop trow. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-trow-en-noun-XWMDAVVi Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /tɹoʊ/ [General-American], /tɹəʊ/ [UK] Forms: trows [present, singular, third-person], trowing [participle, present], trowed [participle, past], trowed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊ 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trowen}} Middle English trowen, {{m|enm|trouwen}} trouwen, {{m|enm|treuwen}} treuwen, {{m|enm|treowen}} treowen, {{m|enm|trouen}} trouen, {{inh|en|ang|trēowan}} Old English trēowan, {{m|ang|trīewan||to trust}} trīewan (“to trust”), {{inh|en|ang|trūwian||to trust, confide}} Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*trewwāną||to trust}} Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*trūwāną||to trust}} Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*drew-||faithful, true}} Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true”), {{cog|sco|trow}} Scots trow, {{m|sco|trew||to believe, trust, confide in, prove}} trew (“to believe, trust, confide in, prove”), {{cog|nl|trouwen||to wed, marry}} Dutch trouwen (“to wed, marry”), {{cog|de|trauen||to trust, marry}} German trauen (“to trust, marry”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|nb|-}} Norwegian Bokmål, {{cog|sv|tro||to believe, think}} Swedish tro (“to believe, think”), {{cog|nn|tru||to believe, think}} Norwegian Nynorsk tru (“to believe, think”), {{cog|is|trúa||to trust, believe, believe in}} Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} trow (third-person singular simple present trows, present participle trowing, simple past and past participle trowed)
  1. (archaic or dialectal) To trust or believe. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-trow-en-verb-rPA7FaT6
  2. (archaic or dialectal) To have confidence in, or to give credence to. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-trow-en-verb-stVv3pY0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened form of trousers.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "trow (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used chiefly in the expression drop trow."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "drop trow",
          "drop trow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, nautical, uncountable) Used chiefly in the expression drop trow."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trow"
}

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