Middle English Dictionary Entry
troile n.
Entry Info
| Forms | troile n. Pl. (early) truiles, truȝeles. |
| Etymology | OF truille, troille, trugle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A trick, deception.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)56/3 : Þeos & oþre truiles [Cleo: truȝeles; Nero: trufles] þet he bitruileð monie schulen beon ibroht to nawt..wið þe hali rode taken.