Middle English Dictionary Entry
trust adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | trust adj. Also truste, trost, trist(e, trest(e & (error) tyste. |
| Etymology | Perh. from ON (cp. OI traustr & Shet. trusti), but also cp. ME trust n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. traist(e adj.
1.
(a) Trustworthy, reliable; faithful; also, honest [quot. c1425]; of a structure: sound; of one's hand: ?trusty, to be depended upon; of a way: sure; ~ and treue, treue and ~; ~ (and treue) as stele; (b) confident; certain, sure; also, reassured [quot. a1400Cursor (Trin-C)]; ~ in (of) him-self, self-assured; (c) safe, secure; also, freed from affliction, well [2nd quot.]; (d) as adv.: steadfastly.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)2863 : Arthour..was hardi, trewe & trest, Of al þis lond and ȝong man best.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.46 : It is ordeyned..to chesen An Aldirman..and fourre skeuaynes, trost men and trewe, for to kepyn and reseyuen þe goodes and þe katel of þe gilde.
- c1390 NHom.Monk fr.Death (Vrn)8 : Comuynliche to gedere drawes Trust and trewe and goode felawes.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.60 : Þe erle vnto þe kyng bare him siþen so wele & his sonnes boþe tille him war trost als stele.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)28a/a : Firmus: tryst, stedefaste.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)5146 : He..holdith myne herte vndir his sele As trust and trew as ony stele.
- c1425 PPl.A(1) (Antq 687)9.74 : Is trust [vr. And trost; Trin-C: Whoso..þoruȝ his labour or his lond his liflode wynneþ, Trusty of his tailende..dowel hym folewiþ].
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)1108 : Anacletus graunted wel, ȝyf Brutus wold be tryst [vr. treste] as stel, Þat his lyf he wolde hym saue.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3380 : Þey chose gyours þe contre knew, To lede þem wye trist & trew & brynge þem wel to þat strete Þer þeym byhoued Romayns mete.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3564 : Belyn to Bretayne þen gan turne..Þe walles he reisede trist & trewe.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)212/16 : Ȝif þou selle a crokyd hors for a clene, a ruynous hows for trust hows, mete & drynk corrupte for heyl mete, þe muste restore it.
- c1475 Falm.Squire (RwlPoet 118)102 : Sche was..bothe trost [vr. trysty] & trewe.
- a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Lamb 306)1877 : The mynstales [read: mynstrales] weryn in pees, That were so tryste and trye.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)12634 : The freike hym defendit..with his trist hond.
b
- c1330 Otuel (Auch)1221 : Þo was clarel fol trist, For to segge what him lust.
- c1390 Lord my God (Vrn)54 : Boxum me make wiþoute feyning And..trust wiþ-outen ouer-hope.
- c1390 Swete Ihesu now (Vrn)373 : Ihesu, þauȝ I synful be, I haue euere trust hope in þe.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)17219 : Þou mai be ful trest to spede Wald þou for me do sumkin dede.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)11161 : Þe childe she haþ in body bred þat þou art so of adred, Be truste [Vsp: traist]..þe holy goostes werke hit es.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)2345 : For of affray..he was so rekkeles..Tryst in hymsilf, he passed hadde his boundes.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)3888 : Þat knyght..has slane þe grete geant..Of him ȝe myght be trist inogh.
- c1450(?a1400) Parl.3 Ages (Add 31042)624 : Sir Tristrem the trewe, full triste of hym-seluen, And Ysoute his awnn lufe, in erthe are þay bothe.
c
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)23600 : No mis-tyme may hem [righteous] bitide For þei are trust [Vsp: traist] on euery side.
- a1450(a1400) Titus & V.(Add 36523)2030 : My cloth me toke, and I hit kyste; Anoon I felde me hool and tryst.
- a1450(a1400) Titus & V.(Add 36523)4699 : He [Judas] lokede aboute, and helde hym tryste; Þis fruyt in his bosom he thryst.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)2707 : In þis bowre I schal þe blys..More mucke þanne is þyne iwys Take þou in þis trost terage.
d
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)460 : Al arn we membrez of Jesu Kryst; As heued and arme..Temen to his body ful trwe and tyste [read: tryste], Ryȝt so is vch a Krysten sawle A longande lym to the Mayster of myste.