Middle English Dictionary Entry
trief n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trief n. Also tref, treif. |
| Etymology | OF tref, treif, AF trief; some or all exx. for this word may be AF. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A sail.
Associated quotations
- (1353-4) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2115 : j treff oue vn bonet' feble.
- (1358-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2115 : j tref cum le bonet debil'.
- (1358-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2115 : j trief pro quodam batello.
- (1405-10) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2116 : j Sailleyerd, j bowespret, le trief dicte Nauis.
- (1409-11) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2116 : iiij treifs cum les boltropes.