Middle English Dictionary Entry
trō̆pīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trō̆pīe n. |
| Etymology | ?AF *tropei, var. of OF trepoi, tropoi; ?also cp. OF tropé troop. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The noise made by a troop of men.
Associated quotations
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6745 : Ȝete is better for ich cas, Þat eueriche baroun loke his pas And aspie hem bi tropie And so fond hem to astroie.