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tresbon (s.xii3/4)

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The form trebon is a cross reference to the following entry:

tresbon (s.xii3/4)

trebon,  tresboen,  tresboun  
  FEW:  bonus *1,433b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  bon (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

1very good, most excellent
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Car il lur tint en l'estur mult tres bon leu  2186
( MS: 1275-1325 )  optime: trebone  i 41
( c.1400; MS: s.xv1 )  le suppellatif est le mesmes mot que est son positif ovec cest most ‘tres’, si come ‘tresbon’, ‘tresmauveis’  148
( 1421 )  [...] queux furent del heritage de tresbone memorie l'avantdite Marie  iv 139
of the highest quality, finest
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  pernez or de mei par amur cest anel (var. (O: s.xiiiM) de mei cest tresbon anel )  1141 (var.)
( MS: c.1325 )  Fettez quire en veli serveyse trebonez  36.C100
( MS: c.1350 )  jeo vi entre les espoilles un paille coccine tresbon  298
most beautiful, exquisite
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Polixena [...] le cors out lonc [...], les jambes droites et les piés tres boens  60.T10.26
2most kind, bounteous
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  vous esmerciant tressovent et entierment de vostre tresbone et tresgentil seignurie    380.315.3
de tresbon coer
most happily, gladly
( 1404; MS: s.xv1 )  et nous le ferrons de tresboun cuer  360.296.41
de tresbone volenté
most willingly, voluntarily
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 )  A Joseph ad fet sun gré De mut trebone volunté  1536
( c.1343 )  nos gentz de tresbone volunté soy retornerent  79

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See also:

bon  tres1  tresbien  tresboneire  tresbonement 
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