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truandise (s.xii2)

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truandise (s.xii2)

trouandise  
  FEW:  *trugant 13/ii,331b Gdf:  truandise 8,95c GdfC: TL: truandise 10,701 DEAF:  truant (truandise)  DMF:  truandise  TLF: OED:  truandise n.  MED:  truaundise n.  DMLBS:

s.

1 laziness, indolence
( c.1350 )  Trouandises, ociouces paroles, vilenyes en chescun lieu nous defendoms sour mesme la peyne  98
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  au busoign (=work) du loign se tient, Comme cil q'est plain de truandise  5406
2 deceit, trickery
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  car il fera semblant par truandise qu'il soit mult merciables  145.652
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ci ne te vaudra ren ta truandise, Ne enginner ne me puras  325
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  humilité [...] seintement degile [...] Nostre Seignur sutilment et gaigne de ses biens par eureuse truandise  88.7

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See also:

truandie  truant 
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