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From Proto-West Germanic *twihōn. Equivalent to twēo +‎ -ian.

twēoġan

  1. to doubt (+ genitive) (often impersonal, with accusative subject)

    Iċ ġehāte þæt mē nǣfre mā þīn ne twēoþ.

    I promise I won't ever doubt you again.
  • A following clause expressing what is doubted goes in the subjunctive mood: Hīe twēoþ hwæðer hit man mæġe dōn (“She doubts whether it can be done”).