Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
derived from _trauth_, _truth_, the meaning here assigned to it may
be correct; but the sense of _fiercely_, _fearfully_, would suit the
context better.
Traytoure, B. 1041; C. 77.
Tre, wood, B. 1342.
Trendel, roll, A. 41.
Tres, yards (of a ship), C. 101.
{Tresor, Tresore,} treasure, A. 237, 331, B. 866.
Tresorye, treasury, B. 1317.
Trespas, B. 48.
Trespast, B. 1230.
Trestes, trestles, B. 832.
Trichcherye, treachery, B. 187.
Troched, ornamented? An architectural term of uncertain meaning,
B. 1383.
{Tron, Trone,} went (_pret._ of _tryne_), A. 1113; B. 132; C. 101. See
_Trynande_.
Trone, throne, A. 1055.
Trot, _sb._ pace, step, B. 976.
Trow, believe, B. 1049.
Trumpen, trumpets, B. 1402.
Trussed, deposited, B. 1317. See T. B. 1819.
Trwe, true, A. 460.
Tryed, select, trusty, B. 1317. O.E. _trie_, choice. See T. B. 695.
Tryfled = trayfoled, ornamented with knots, B. 1473. Fr. _treffilier_,
a chain maker.
Trynande, going, walking, B. 976. Dan. _trine_, to go.
“Than the traytoure treunted the Tyesday thar aftyre,
_Trynnys_ in with a trayne tresone to wirke.”
--(Morte Arthure, p. 326.)
“The trays (path) of the traytoure he _trynys_ fulle evenne,
And turnys in be Treynte, the traytoure to seche.”
--(_Ibid._ p. 339.)
“They _tryne_ unto a tente whare tables whare raysede.”
--(_Ibid._ p. 267.)
Tryste, trusty, A. 460; _vb._ to trust, C. 324.
Trysty, trusty, B. 763.
Tryȝe, to trust in, rely upon, A. 311. N.Prov.E. _trigg_, firm,
faithful. Sw. _trygg_, safe, sure.
Tuch, cloth, B. 48. Ger. _tuch_. Cf. Eng. _tuck_ and _tucker_.
Tulkke, man, soldier, B. 1189, 1262. See _Tolk_.
“The Tothyr was a _Tulke_ out of Troy selfe.” --(T. B. 63.)
Tulket = tulked, sounded, B. 1414. The original meaning of _tulk_ is
to speak, explain (O.N. _túlka_), hence to utter, sound.
“The Tebies _tulked_ (addressed) us with tene (anger).”
--(K. Alex. p. 83.)
Tult, threw, pitched. B. 1213; C. 252. See _Tilt_, in T. B. 914, 3704.
A.S. _tealtian_, to tilt, shake.
Tuyred, destroyed, B. 1234.
Twayned, separated, A. 251.
Tweyne, two, B. 674, 1749.
Twynande, entwining, B. 1691. Sw. _twinna_, to twine.
Twynne, two, A. 251; B. 1047.
Twynne, separate, B. 402.
Tyd, quickly, B. 64, 1213; C. 100, 229. A.S. _tíd_, _tídlíce_. Sw.
_tida_, frequently.
Tyde, time, B. 1393.
Tykel, uncertain, B. 655.
Tylle, to, B. 1064.
Tymbre, B. 1414. “Tymbyr a lytyl taboure, timpanellum.” (Prompt.
Parv.)
Tylte, overturn, B. 832; tumble, C. 361.
“_Tylude_ ouer borde.” --(T. B. 3704.)
Tynde, branch, A. 78. A.S. _tine_. O.E. _tind_, a tine, tooth, prong,
fork.
Tyne, lose, A. 332; destroy, B. 775, 907. O.N. _tyna_.
Tynt, lost, B. 216. See T. B. 1208.
Type, overturn, C. 506.
Typped, extreme, C. 77.
Tyraunte, B. 943.
Tyrauntyré, tyranny, B. 187.
Tyrne, flay, B. 630. Du. _tornen_, to rend, rip up.
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