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trippe1 (s.xiii1/4)

The form tripe3 is a cross reference to the following entry:

trippe1 (s.xiii1/4)

trepe;  tripe, 
pl trepez;  tripez  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  trop (trope)  DMF: TLF: OED:  trip n.2  MED:  trip(pe n.2  DMLBS:

The origins of this word are obscure. It may be related to OF/MF trope/tropee (see FEW thorp and OED trip n.2). All these forms may also be read as tripé (see AND tripee).

s.

livestockflock, herd of sheep or goats
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  lé trepez dé berbiz ke del laver vent  Chant Chanz 1516
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Primes ou cerfs sunt assemblé e herde est apelé [...] Dameie des alouues, trippe (var. (O: s.xv1) tripe ) de berbiz  BIBB ROTH (G) 10.226
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Troy tripez de berbiz entur cele cochiee  Genèse 1052
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Un tripe de berbis (M.E. A trip of schepe)  Nominale 23.771

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See also:

tripee 
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