Middle English Dictionary Entry
tribul n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tribul n. Also (in surname) tribel. |
| Etymology | OF tribol, AF tribuil. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. trouble n., turble n.
1.
(a) A tribulation, trouble; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 GEpist.(1) (Add 37790)125/73 : When ye haue ony tribulouse thynges, thynke thann that thay þat be in hevenn lakys all suche tribuls.
b
- (1327) Nickname in SAU 63195 : Rob. Tribel.
- (1332) Nickname in SAU 63195 : Rob. Tribel.