betrow
English
Etymology
From be- + trow.
Verb
betrow (third-person singular simple present betrows, present participle betrowing, simple past and past participle betrowed)
- (transitive, rare) To trust.
- 1892, Salisbury (marquesses of), Calendar of the manuscripts of the ... marquis of Salisbury:
- If he may come secretly hither, I think it were good he were heard, and "betrowed," as the Scottishman saith, as he shall give cause.
- 1992, University of London. Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Institute of Historical Research:
- [...] it is also clear that Burghley had viewed the visit with the expectation that Standen could thereby be 'betrowed', his real loyalty tested out.
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