Middle English Dictionary Entry
truit(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | truit(e n. Pl. truittis. |
| Etymology | OF trut, truit. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A deceptive or dishonest act, an act of treachery or fraud; an illusion, a trick; also, in metonymy: a deceiver or an evildoer [2nd quot.]; ~ and tripet, tripet (treget) ne ~.
Associated quotations
- c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn)33 : Fouled is my fayre fruit, Þat neuer dude tripet ne truit [vr. treget ne truyte].
- c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn)472 : Rihtful schul ryse to riche restyng, Truyt and tripet to helle shal sterue.
- c1425 Mirror LM&W (Hrl 45)140/22 : Iogloures..wynneþ her lyflode wiþ truyttis, false iapes, & lesynges.