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tresriche (c.1185)

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

tresriche (c.1185)

treriche  
  FEW:  rîki *16,712b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  riche (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

1very rich, wealthy
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Il n'ad el secle si halt homme Ne si tresriches  Proth ANTS 10030
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  avez veu Mun pere ke si tresriche fu?  Josaphaz2 2526
( s.xiii3/4 )  Engleterre est terre pleintivuse [...], une tresriche ysle ke n’ad mester de nule autre terre del munde  Liv Regions 12
2most valuable, sumptuous, opulent
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  un paleys luy esteit mustré Ke tut d’or fin fu esmerré, E de marveyluse grandur E de treriche e noble atur  Man pechez ants 5550
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  cest treriche livre Ou amor fet ses lois escrivre  Ross ANTS 5166
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  lour fist doner tres richez douns a merveille  Brut Prose (1332) 4006
( MS: s.xv3/4 )  Et qui sera mieulx combatu et mieulx combatra de la marche des Clarenceux aura une tresriche espee. Et celluy de la partie de Norzais aura pareillement ung tresriche heaulme  Douce 271 f. 32v
tresriche de
very well endowed with
( s.xiv1?; MS: s.xivex )  un tres noble bachiler [...] parfond de consail et tres riche de terriens facultez  Three Chronicles 6.35

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See also:

riche  tres1  tresrichement 
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