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truie (c.1136-65)

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

truie (c.1136-65)

treie,  treoye;  troi,  troie,  trouie,  trouye,  troye;  true;  truey,  truye,  trwe  (tru)  
  FEW:  troja 13/ii,314bGdf:  truie 8,99bGdfC:  truie 10,817aTL: truie 10,708DEAF:  troie DMF:  truie TLF:  truie OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1femalezool.mammalslivestock sow, female pig
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Come ki boux d'or avreit pris E el groig d'une truie mis  Salemon 6928
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ici vei un vassal ki nus dit e somon Ke lessum nostre lei e prengom la Mahun, Ke truies ont mangé, char e quir e crepun  Horn 3022
( s.xiii1; MS: 1272-82 )  madarie e theomedarie e dromodarie e cheval blaunc e troies blauncs sauvages  Pr Jean3 F 157.51
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  e .ij. feiz en l’an deyvent vos treoyes purceler (M.E. your sowes will pigge)  HENLEY2 334.c94
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  il (=the bear) fiert de piee cel malleit e boute eynz le groyn al tru  BOZ Cont 13
( s.xiv1/3 )  Pernez un gras gars a home, et owe a femme, et prendre gresse de chat et le tiers de gresse de ver a home, e de true a femme  Med Recs 204.17
( MS: s.xv1 )  un senglier, une truye, un porc, un porcel  Man lang ANTS 51.19
( MS: s.xv )  E si il est masle pernez oynt de porc masle, e a la femele oynt de trwe, e pilez od mel; e fetes emplastre e mettez tut chaute  Five Med MSS 178.E700
zool. female mammals livestock piglet, young female pig
( MS: s.xiv )  cum succula: o la truie  TLL ii 60.87
2weaponsmil. sow, siege engine structure for throwing missiles or protecting soldiers
( 1155; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Perrieres, troies e multons E engiens de plusurs façons Firent faire e al mur hurter Pur le mur fraindre e enfondrer  Brut WACE 3035
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  En cel yvern firent chastels E pierieres e mangoniels E chatz e truies e cercleies  ambroise 3198
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Cinquante mangenels e dis truies foir  Gui Bourgogne L662

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See also:

truiette 
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