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tresgeteur (1155)

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

tresgeteur (1155)

tregetor,  tregettour,  tregettur,  tregetur,  trejectour;  tresjector  
  FEW:  jactare 5,21a Gdf:  tresgeteor 8,50c GdfC: TL: tresjetëor 10,606 DEAF:  jeter (tresjeteor)  DMF:  tresjeteur  TLF: OED:  tregetour n.  MED:  tregetour n.  DMLBS:

s.

1conjuror, one who performs magic tricks (as entertainment)
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Assez i out tresgeteurs, Joeresses e jugleurs  Brut WACE 10553
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ces fiz au diable come sunt ceus menestrels, jogelours e ceus autres trejectours (var. (BN: s.xivin) tregeturs;  (Bb: 1300) tresjectors ), losengeours, glotons  Ancren2 12.24
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le tregettour prist son sachel e vynt devant les gentz pur feare sa menestracye, e comencea comunez tregettez par vitesce de meyn  BOZ Cont 180
2deceiver, trickster
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Ly mond est uns tregettours Ke change por nus deceivre  Dial Jul 34

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See also:

geteur1  tres1  tresget1  tresgetement  tresgeter  tresgeterie 
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trejectour