Middle English Dictionary Entry
thrī̆th n.
Entry Info
| Forms | thrī̆th n. Also thriȝte, thirth, (before l in names) thril-, tril-. |
| Etymology | OE þrȳð, þrīþ, LOE (in place name) trit-, (before l) thril-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Strength, power, vigor; (b) ?in surname and place name [see Smith PNElem.2.217].
Associated quotations
a
- c1400 Verse in Med.St.33 (Cmb Ii.3.8)p.77 : Man is mold, þi þryȝte [L vigencia] is ysolde, wyl is lawe and fol felawe.
- c1475 St.Patr.Purg.(2) (Brm)p.92 : Ther was neuer man so boold That, thow hys clothys wer purfuld, Sone hys thyrth xulde be colde.
b
- (1254) in Ekwall Dict.EPN450 : Trillawe Magna.
- (1278) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames348 : John de Thrillowe.
- (1279) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames354 : Philip de Trillowe.