Middle English Dictionary Entry
tripet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tripet n. Also tripette, trepet, (in surname) tripat. |
| Etymology | From OF tripot & ME trip(pe n.(1) or trippen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An act of tripping someone, a tripping up;—usu. in fig. context.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)6.710 : To his pride I [Fortune] gaff a gret tripet And fro my wheel I caste hym lowe doun.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)174/188 : Deth is my name..what man þat I wrastele with he xal ryght sone haue schame: I ȝeve hym such a trepett he xal evyr more ly stylle..wher I smyt þer is no grace.
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)113 : Yf ȝe sey þat I lye, I xall make yow to slyther; Lo, take yow here a trepett!
2.
(a) A malicious scheme or trick; (b) a wrong, trespass; also, in metonymy: a wrongdoer.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325 SLeg.Bridget(2) (Corp-C 145)190 : Þis men wiþinne were & speke here aboute Anoþer tripet to hure uader.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2911 : Ne schal nought Brenne bede me trypet [vr. treget] Þat y ne schal turne hym wiþ a forset.
b
- c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn)33 : Fouled is my fayre fruit, Þat neuer dude tripet ne truit.
- c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn)472 : Rihtful schul ryse to riche restyng; Truyt and tripet to hell shal sterue.
3.
?A game in which a short piece of wood is struck by a stick, tipcat; ?the piece of wood itself.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)503 : Trypet: [Win: Tripette] Tripula, trita [KC: tritura].
4.
As surname.
Associated quotations
- (1204) Assize R.Nhb.in Sur.Soc.88120 : Petrus Tripet.
- (1288) Leet R.Norwich in Seld.Soc.515 : Roberto Tripet.
- (1327) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames354 : William Tripat.
- (1379) Surnames in Bardsley D.765 : Johanes Trypet.