▪ I.† trew,v.Sc.Obs. [f.trew, obs.sing. of trewes, truce.] trans. To protect by a truce. c1425Wyntoun Cron. vii. viii. 1654 Þe lordis of Northumbyrlande Askyt trewis at þe Kynge..Tyl þe fest of þe Trynyte He grantyde thaim trewit for to be. ▪ II.trew obs.f. tree, trow v., truce, true.