betrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"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."
"[...] it is also clear that Burghley had viewed the visit with the expectation that Standen could thereby be 'betrowed', his real loyalty tested out."

From be- + trow.

betrows (present, singular) betrowing (participle, present) betrowed (participle, past) betrowed (past)

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