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treshalt (s.xii¹)

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treshalt (s.xii¹)

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trehaut, tresalt, treshault, treshaut

FEW: altus *1,78a / altus *24,367a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: aut (*) DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.1very high, tall 2very high, most elevated 3highest, extensive, most extreme ♦ (of damages) very heavy 4most important, exalted ♦ of the highest status, most noble, supreme ♦ (in form of address or other honorific reference) highest, most noble ♦ highest, almighty 5very loud
s.the Almighty, God

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1very high, tall:

( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Les fossez devant les citez furent faites treshautes e larges e lees vegetius² 128.1

( c.1300; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Si la sunt si tres haut Kes (l. Les) bois ke par veue Adeissent a la nue (Latin: quorum sylvae tangunt aethera) Div Mun 354

2very high, most elevated:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) nus cheitifs peccheours volom [...] monter en ciel ke est issi trehaut outre nus Ancren² 124.27

3highest, extensive, most extreme:

( c.1390; MS: s.xiv^ex ) La fame et la treshalte renomee Du sens, beauté, manere et gentilesce, Qe l’en m'ad dit sovent et recontee De vous GOWER Balades 343.vi.1

( 1413 ) Pleise a vostre treshaut discrecioun, considerer [...] Rot Parl¹ iv 9

( 1414 ) coment la tresseinte esglise d'Engleterre par treshaute malice des certeins gentz d'Engleterre infectz d'eresies appellez Lollardes [...] Rot Parl¹ iv 15

♦(of damages) very heavy:

( 1483-84 ) si l'enquest trove trehaut damages [...] Exchequer Chamber ii 57

4most important, exalted:

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Si receyvere volet dignement Cest seint e trehaut sacrement Man pechez ants 7216

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) onkore dois plus dire En ceste trehaute matire Ross ANTS 2218

♦statusof the highest status, most noble, supreme:

( 1333-34 ) il prie a vostre tres haute realté qu’il vous plest [...] Northern Pet 82

( c.1390; MS: s.xiv^ex ) ma dame, en qui La gentilesce et le treshalt parage Se monstront GOWER Balades 357.xxiii.26

♦politeness status(in form of address or other honorific reference) highest, most noble:

( 1280 ) A trehaut primce [sic] et seignur Edward, Deu grace roy de Engleterre Reg Peckham i 109

( 1433-34 ) Richart Boukeland [...], conseillour de treshault et puissant prince, monseigneur le duc de Bedford Bedford Inventories 211.B194

( 1483-84 ) causes et consideracions touchauntz la suertie del treshaulte persone nostre soveraigne seignur le roi Richard le tierce Stats ii 498

♦theol.highest, almighty:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) chanterai al num del Seignur tres halt (Latin: cantabo nomini Domini altissimi) Camb Ps 9.VII.17

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Ceo apent a trehaut Seygnur, Deu memes S Fran ANTS 5735

( s.xiv²; MS: c.1400 ) jeo prie lui treshaut seignour que meint en haut toute rien gover[n]ant, q'il vous goveme en honour, joie et sanitee a longe durré Ars Dict 82.1334

5soundvery loud:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Ly cop i sunt plener e tres haut ly cry Rom Chev ANTS 1942

( MS: c.1350 ) tut le poeple criera par treshalt crie et les murs de la citee tresbucherount de tut en tut Joshua ANB 206

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theol.the Almighty, God:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) E tu, enfes, prophete del Treshalt seras apelet Oxf Ps¹ 252.9

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) E tu, emfes, prophete del Tres Alt seras apeled (Latin: Et tu, puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis) Camb Ps 284.9

( s.xii^m ) Sacrefise a Deu sacrefise de loenge, et rende al Treshalt (Latin: Altissomo) les tues vouz Arun Ps 53

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