I. ˈtrō verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English trowen, trewen, from Old English trēowan, trēowian; akin to Old Saxon triuwian to believe, trust, Old Norse trūa to believe, have faith in, Gothic trauan to confide in, Old English trēowe faithful — more at true
1. obsolete
a. : believe , trust
b. : hope , expect
2. archaic : think , suppose
3. — formerly appended to questions to express contempt or indignant surprise
what is the matter, trow — Shakespeare
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from trowen to trow
: belief , faith , covenant
III.
Scotland
variant of troll
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog, troh trough, canoe, boat — more at trough
: any of several boats: as
a. chiefly dialect : a catamaran or other double boat used in spearing salmon
b. Britain : a small fishing boat
c. : a bluff low flat-bottomed sailing barge used especially in England for river and coastal haulage
V.
dialect chiefly Britain
variant of trough