1to traverse, travel across:
♦
astron.(of a celestial body) to traverse, pass through:
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
(The planet Mercury) En trois cent jurz e trente nof Le zodiac trescurt
Pet Phil 1858
2to progress through, undergo, experience:
(
s.xiii;
MS: c.1300
)
tant maus ai soffert trusques ci, et tantes maneres de periz ai trescoru en souffrant
S Godric 2277
3to run through, examine cursorily:
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
Ore avum [Asie] trescuru, Desque a Europe sumes venu
Pet Phil 971
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xivin
)
Et mult brefment trescuru sui
(the role of the priesthood) Pur abatre chascun ennui
Corset ANTS 1387
1to run away:
(
s.xii2;
MS: c.1200
)
Mais ço fu torrens, car tost cessa, si cum l'ewe des plues qui tost falt et trescurt
2to go too far, do wrong:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
(Darius’ messenger to Alexander:) ‘Si serrement vous fist, ore vous soit renduz. Nel deit tenir, ceo dit, quant vous estes trescoruz E vers ly mespris e a mal tenuz’
Rom Chev ANTS 7314
3equit.to run one’s horse past, overtake:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Walwein vit que si tost veneit E que si tost curre poeit; Ses resnes tint, si s’arestut, E cil fu prés si trescurut
Brut WACE 11826
4temporal(of time) to pass, go by:
(
s.xii2;
MS: c.1200
)
mult sunt tost trescorut cil milier d’ans que Adans fu faiz
(
s.xiii1/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Lanceront lances, peres, e pels aguz. En petit de hure serra ço trescoru
Ch Guill 2450
1past, over:
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiiim
)
(all things must pass:) E quant li membre de ce qu'il ad veu Tot s'esbaist que si.l veit trescoru
Rom rom 208
2joustingmil.equit.(of a horse) run past, crossed (in a joust or battle):
(
c.1185;
MS: s.xiii1/3
)
Mainte bone juste i ot faite E meinte lance teinte e fraite E meinte cengle i ot ronpue E meinte beste trescurue
(ms. trescuree)
Proth ANTS 8526
[trescoure] (1121-25)