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Trist vs Triest - What's the difference?

trist | triest |

As verbs the difference between trist and triest

is that trist is (obsolete) to trust, have faith in while triest is (try).

As a noun trist

is (obsolete) trust, faith or trist can be (label) a set station in hunting.

As an adjective trist

is (obsolete) sad; sorrowful; gloomy.

trist

English

Etymology 1

Apparently related to trust.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Trust, faith.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To trust, have faith in.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) triste. Compare (tryst).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A set station in hunting.
  • *:
  • *:So at that time there was a lady dwelt in that forest, and she was a great huntress, and daily she used to hunt, and ever she bare her bow with her; and no men went never with her, but always women, and they were shooters, and could well kill a deer, both at the stalk and at the trest ;.
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  • *::So at that tyme there was a lady dwellid in that forest / and she was a grete huntresse / & dayly she vsed to hunte / and euer she bare her bowe with her / and no men wente neuer with her / but alwayes wymmen / and they were shoters / and coude wel kylle a dere bothe at the stalke & at the trest
  • (secret meeting).
  • *Letter dated September 1543
  • *:George Douglas caused a trist' to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which ' trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) sad; sorrowful; gloomy
    • (Fairfax)

    Anagrams

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    triest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (try)
  • * Bible, Psalms
    • If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
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