trippe1 (s.xiii1/4)
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trippe1 (s.xiii1/4)

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

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).

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1livestockflock, herd of sheep or goats: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  lé trepez dé berbiz ke del laver vent  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  10.226
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Troy tripez de berbiz entur cele cochiee  1052
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Un tripe de berbis (M.E. A trip of schepe)  23.771
tripee 
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