A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Truflen, v. to beguile, SkD; trofle, SkD; trifelyn, Prompt.; treoflynge, pr. p., S2.—­OF. truffler, truffer, to mock (Cotg.).

Trukenen, v. to fail, S.

Trukien, v. to fail, S.—­AS. trucian, to fail, deceive.

Trusse, sb. a bundle, Manip., CM.

Trussen, v. to pack, to pack off, C, S2, PP, Manip; turss, B.—­OF. trusser, trosser, torser; Late Lat. tortiare_.

Truste, pt. s. trusted, S; see Tristen.

Tryce, v. to trice, to hoist up, C2; see Trisen.

Tryg, adj. trusty, secure, S3.—­Icel. tryggr.

Trymlyt, pt. pl. trembled, S3; see Tremlen.

Tryst, adj. sad, S3. Der.:  tristes, sadness, S3.—­OF. trist; Lat. tristem; and OF. tristesse; Lat. tristitia.

Tua, num. two, S2 ; see Tuo.

Tuhen, pt. pl. of Ten.

Tuht, sb. discipline, S.—­AS. tyht; cp.  OHG. zuht (Otfrid).  See Ten.

Tuhten, v. to draw, persuade, discipline, S; tihte, pt. s., S.—­AS. tyhtan.

Tuin, num. two, S2; see Twinne.

Tuken, v. to pluck, vex, S; tuke up, succingere, Cath.; tukkyn up, Prompt.; y-touked, pp., tucked, fulled, PP.—­AS. tucian (twiccan); cp.  OHG. zukken (Otfrid).

Tuker, sb. a fuller; see Tokker.

Tulke, sb. a man, soldier, knight, WA, EETS (56); tolke, S2; tulk, WA, SkD (s.v. talk).—­Icel. tAlkr, interpreter; Lithuan. tulkas, interpreter; cp.  Dan. tolk.

Tullen, v. to draw, entice, CM, SD; see Tollen.

Tumben, v. to leap, tumble, dance; tombede, pt. s., SD.—­AS. tumbian (Mk. 6. 22); cp.  OF. tumber, to fall.

Tumbestere, sb. a female dancer, HD; tombester, SD; tumbesteris, pl., SD, C3 (p. 151); tombesteres, C3.

Tumblen, v. to leap., dance, SD, SkD; to tumble, PP; tombly, PP; tumlyn, volutare, Prompt.

Tumbler, sb. a tumbler, a female dancer, Voc.; tumlare, volutator, Prompt.

Tun, sb. enclosure, farm-stead, town, S, S2; see Toun.

Tunen, v. to enclose, S; see Tynen.

Tunge, sb. tongue, S, C, W2; see Tonge.

Tunne, sb. tun, S; see Tonne.

Tuo, num. two, S2, C, PP; tua, S2; two, S; twa, S, S2; to, S, S2; towe, S3.—­AS. twAi (neut).

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