trouwe
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
trouwe
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of trouwen
Adjective
trouwe
- Inflected form of trouw
Anagrams
- Wouter
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.
Noun
trouwe f
- sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty
- firmness, unwaveringness
- trust
- word of honor
- wedding vow
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- truwe
Derived terms
- trouwen
Descendants
- Dutch: trouw
- Limburgish: troew
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *triuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *triuwī, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.
Adjective
trouwe
- faithful, loyal
- trustworthy
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- truwe
Descendants
- Dutch: trouw
- Limburgish: troew
Further reading
- “trouwe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “trouwe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “trouwe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “trouwe (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II