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tricherus (s.xii1)

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

tricherus (s.xii1)

trechereus,  trecherous,  trecherouz,  trecherus;  tricherous,  tricherouz  
  FEW:  *triccare 13/ii,260b Gdf:  tricheros 8,72c GdfC: TL: tricheros 10,650 DEAF:  trichier (tricheros)  DMF:  trichereux  TLF: OED:  treacherous a.  MED:  trecherous a.  DMLBS:

a.

deceitful, treacherous
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  De hume torcenus e tricherus delivre mei  42.1
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cil qe est si dur de qeor, Si tricherus et si aver  5192
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  li homs est hardis comme lions, powerous comme lievres [...] decivans et tricherous comme goupil  314.S149.5
( MS: s.xivm )  la quele reconsiloient nounpas le proffit de chose familier, nounpas la presence des corps tant solement, ne mye tricherouse et palpeant adulacioun [...]  1ra
mendacious, untruthful
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Desperdet li Sires tutes levres trecheruses (Latin: omnia labia dolosa)  16.XI.3
( MS: s.xiii2 )  il ad huit maneres de parler ou la gent mespernent sovent: parole fole, parole veine, [...] parole maldisante, parole tricheruse  358
( MS: s.xv )  oiez ma priere e emplez moun desir en bon, e me deliverez de totes tribulaçouns [...] e des maleveys levres e langes tricherouzes  157.E421
disloyal, untrustworthy
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  S'il est tricherus e faus, Dites mei, queus est leaus?  1155
perfidious, traitorous
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Meilures sunt les plaies de celui qui amet que li trecherus beisiers celui qui het  4834
( c.1390; MS: s.xivex )  Plus tricherous qe Jason a Meddé, A Deianire ou q'Ercules estoit  371.XLIII.1.1

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See also:

triche  tricher1  tricheresse  tricheressement  tricherie  tricherusement  trichet  tricheur 
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