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tripper1 (s.xii2/4)

tripper1 (s.xii2/4)

treper,  trepper;  triper,  tryper  
  FEW:  *trippon 17,364b / *trippon 17,366b Gdf:  treper 8,42b GdfC: TL: treper 10,591 / triper 10,660 DEAF:  treper  / triper  DMF:  tréper  / triper  TLF: OED:  trip v.  MED:  trippen v.  DMLBS:  trippare 3506a

v.trans.

1danceto dance
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Donk vient un bel amy e espouse sa bele E beyt de la toune e trype la sautele  BOZ Char 154
2to trample on
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Atant se crient les debles tuz: ‘[...] Nus li treperum par enveisure’  Mir N-D 114.xxv.50

v.intrans.

to jump, leap
( MS: s.xiii1 )  gesticulans (gloss: treppant (J) (var. (R: s.xiii1) saylaunt ) ad modum caprioli  Gloss Nequam1 246.68
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  donqe le cierf va trippant e saillant, e fiert la terre del pié  BOZ Cont 56
danceto dance, skip, leap nimbly
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiiiin )  Desque tu me poignoies [...] Estouveit me troter E saillir e treper  thaon Body and Soul (C) 332
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  la noit avant [...] furent Engleis forment haitié [...] Mult les veissiez demener, treper e saillir e chanter  Rom de Rou wace ii 156.7330
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  quant le voi venir juant, Trepant e sallant e riant Dunc en ai jo mult grant delit  Waldef BB 1780
( s.xiii3/4 )  Tripudia, gallice tripe  Dictionnaire hébreu 74.64
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E ne vunt pas cume gent en firges. Mes vunt treppant par lur caroles  Set Dorm ANTS 1647

sbst. inf.

1dancedancing
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  la fille Herodias [...] Par son juglais, par son treper Fist le [saint] Baptist decoler  Chev Dé 623
2jumping, leaping
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Mais li hom reneiez [...] Des oilz aceine e suelt guenchier, Gratet del pié, maint en desrei [...] Ses labors sunt tut en peché, Dunt notuns le treper del pié  Salemon 4280

[dd]

See also:

tripeil  tripeiler  tripot  trippe2  tripper2 
This is an AND2 Phase 6 (T-Z) entry. © 2022-25 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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