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tref2 (1121-25)

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

tref2 (1121-25)

treefe,  treff,  treif;  trief  (tré  Dest Rome1 613 tree  Dest Rome1 1435 tresne (l. trefve)  Rot Parl1 iii 46 ),
pl. trés,  triés  
  FEW:  *trabo 17,640a Gdf:  tref 8,35a GdfC: TL: tref 2 10,566 DEAF:  tref 2  DMF:  tref 2  TLF: OED: MED:  trief n.  DMLBS:

While in the first edition of the AND tref1 and tref2 were treated as one entry, they have now been separated on the basis of etymology: *TRABO (‘tent/sail’) versus TRABS (‘beam/pole’). One group of senses (‘mast’ and ‘ship’) remains problematic. Firstly, ‘mast’ can be interpreted both as a semantically more specific application of ‘beam/pole’ (tref1) or as a metonymic use of ‘sail’ (tref2). Secondly, when used as a synecdoche in ‘ship’, the association may both be with the ‘mast’ or the ‘sail’ as terms to represent the whole ship. There is no conclusive answer to these overlaps, but both senses have been included in tref1.

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1tent, pavilion
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Al port lur ad un tref tendud  S Brend mup 826
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Trefs e aukubes ont lors tendu par ces prez  Horn 1335
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) En vostre triés ci vus tenez Que vus hors ne vus en issez  Waldef BB 6029
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin ) Brutus chevalche al tref le rei  Brut Royal 409
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 ) Cum noz pavilluns e noz trefs erent esdrecez [...]  Merveilles Inde 405
2ship.sail of a ship
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) De totes parz la mer l’asalt. Rompent cordes, li trés lor falt  Conception wace 76
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Vente li venz ki fert el tref, Grant aleure veit la nef  S Gile1 917
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 ) Li notiner alent lur treff e desancrent cele nef  Fol Trist ANTS 71
( 1338 ) .iiij. haucers, .v. trusseux, la bonet del trief, le trief del batell, et tote les autres biens et chateux  Rot Parl1 ii 100
( c.1365 ) ne veullent avaller et abbesser leurs trefs (var. (S: c.1430-40) triefs ) ou commandement du lieutenant du roy  Blk Bk Adm 130
( 1409-11 ) un trief ové .ij. bonetz, un rakke, .viij. hedropes, .ij. forsteys, .ij. baksteys, un cable usez [...]  Sandahl Sea iii 39
textileship.sail-cloth
( c.1300 ) De la rule de seel (=roll of sail) et de tref .ij. d.  Oak Book ii 14
teile a trefs
textileship.sail-cloth
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) de teyle a treefes [...] seyt nule custume prise  Dom Gip 192
a (plein) tref
ship.under full sail
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Trenche la mer ové sa nef, Vers Engletere a plein tref  Trist thomas2 2587
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) tant ont siglé a plein trief Ke en Peitou sunt arivé  Waldef BB 7554
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Of bon vent curent a plein tref Tant k’a port venent  S Aub 60.289r
acuillir le vent au tref
acuillir
lever (sun (etc.)) tref
lever1
turner le tref vers
ship.to set sail for
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Europe avum passé suef, Vers Aufrike turnum le tref  Pet Phil 1194

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See also:

traver1  traveter 
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