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tresneir (c.1230)
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tresneir (c.1230)

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tresnayr,  tresnoir  
  FEW:  niger *7,129b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  noir (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

colourvery black, completely dark: 
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 )  Cil ert granz d’estature et ot tresnoire cheveleure auques hericiee  S Godric 2611
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Un corf tres neir  S Modw 8486 (var. W)
♦fig.blackest, darkest, most evil: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  E dunkes verrum pur verité Ce ke quidames estre grant bien, E ke mal ne seit nule rien, Dunk le verrum tres nayr peché  Man pechez ants 7925

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See also:

neir  tres1 
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