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tref1 (1121-25)

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

tref1 (1121-25)

treef,  trefe;  treph,  treyf;  trief,  trif  (treove,  trepfe  TLL ii 15.449 (T) treu  Passion BVM1 156 trew  Passion BVM1 156 (var.) ),
pl. traés,  trahés,  trahez,  traiz,  trayés,  treis,  trés,  treys,  trez,  triés  (trefus  TLL ii 122.72 trevis  TLL ii 107.172)  
  FEW:  trabs 13/ii,135a Gdf:  tref 8,35a GdfC: TL: tref 1 10,565 DEAF:  tref 1  DMF:  tref 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  trabs 2 3463a

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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1beam, balk, long piece of squared timber
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Porterent as cols [...] Les fusz e les trefs de perieres  ambroise 9178
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin ) Le punt fu lung e d'un sul tref  S Osith 275
( MS: s.xiii1 ) robur: treph  TLL ii 104.161
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) trabes: (D) grant trés  TLL ii 143.79
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) trabibus: (D) trifs  TLL ii 74.157
archit.beam, rafter, joist, long piece of squared timber used to support a structure
( c.1192; MS: b.1294 ) cel palais [...] Ke seint Thomas [...] Fist au rei Gundofré. Li trefs e trestut li cheveron [...] D’un fust sunt mut precius  Pr Jean3 133.D651
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 ) il porchaça une eschelete qu’il pendi seur les trez de son oratoire  S Godric 1534
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) Sur la mesere les traés (var. (T: s.xivin) trahés;  (S: s.xiv1) trahez;  (O: s.xv1) trabes;  (A: s.xiv1/4) trayés ) mettez  BIBB ROTH (G) 957
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 ) Treefs et guenchisons (M.E. Bemes and ribresenes)  Nominale 444
( 1313 ) la chambre sovereyne avant dite serra neof pees de haut de gites a desouz jeqes au tref a desus  Build salz 421
archit.beam (of any other material) used to support a structure
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Enz el piler fermet aveit Tref de fin or: ço susteneit  S Brend mup 1084
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Enmi la place ert un paleis, Itel n'out une ne prince ne reis [...] Les cheveruns erent de ciprés [...] Les triefs erent de fin cural  Gui War 13313
theol.beam, piece of timber as used in the cross
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1300 ) Si fis le tref apariler Por Jhesu Crist crucifier  Evang Nic Verse 194.1610
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) (to make J.C.'s cross) ils fesoient les triefs (var. (E: s.xiv1) treoves ) ou les clous parmy ses piés et mayns feurent fichez  Passion BVM1 156
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Lors leverent la croiz amont et avoyent mys un grand trief de cedre en la tere, et en cel avoyent fait un mortayse ou le pee de la croiz y enserroit  Passion BVM2 100.3
Bibl.beam, large piece of wood (Matthew 7:3)
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) tu veis la festue En l’oil a tun frere poi aperçue, Et tu ne guardes pas le coil Del tref k’est dedenz tun oil  Mirur1 128vb.26
2pole, shaft
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Ce ke il apelent asser (=grappling iron) est [...] com fust en tref sotil e long (Latin: cum trabes subtilis ac longa ad similitudinem antemnae), garni de fer a l'un e l'autre chef  vegetius1 155.10
3ship.mast of a ship (cf. tref 2)
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Rompent cordes, depecent tref, Fruissent keviles de la nef  S Nichol wace 243
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 ) Uns venz surst devers mie di, Bien aspre, ke les acoilli, K’en la veille de lur tref Fiert, si enpeinst avant la nef  S Edm Life ANTS 1453
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Seinte iglise cumme nef Sanz guvernail e sigle e tref!  S Edw paris ANTS 624
( 1358 ) le graindre vessel de ycels od le tref et sigle, .ij. ancers et .ij. cablez est prise par noz ditz combarounz  ROUGH 141
ship.ship
( 1121-25; MS: c.1200 ) As vos la treif curant adés  S Brend (C) 188
( c.1165; MS: s.xiiex ) Ileoc arivoent les nefs, Plus i aveit de treis cenz trés  marie Lais 113.370

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See also:

thrave  traffnail  trafftre  trave1  traveter  travure 
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