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Tristed vs Twisted - What's the difference?

tristed | twisted |

As verbs the difference between tristed and twisted

is that tristed is (trist) while twisted is (twist).

As an adjective twisted is

contorted.

tristed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (trist)
    • ----

    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)

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    twisted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (twist)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • contorted
  • wound spirally
  • Mentally disturbed or unsound.