trow

trow
/troh/, v.i., v.t. Archaic.
to believe, think, or suppose.
[bef. 900; ME trowen, OE treow(i)an to believe, deriv. of treow belief; akin to ON trua, G trauen, Goth trauan to trust, believe. See TRUST, TRUE]

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