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Tristed vs Fristed - What's the difference?

tristed | fristed |

As verbs the difference between tristed and fristed

is that tristed is (trist) while fristed is (frist).

tristed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (trist)
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    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 ;.
  • *:• :
  • *::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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    fristed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frist)

  • frist

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) *. See also (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.
  • A delay; respite.
  • Credit; trust.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sell (goods) on trust or credit.
  • (Crabb)
  • To grant respite.
  • To give a debtor credit or time for payment.
  • To defer; postpone.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) ----