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tristesse (s.xii1/3)

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

tristesse (s.xii1/3)

trestés;  tristece,  tristeche,  tristeice,  tristés,  tristesce;  (tritesce  282 tristresce  2229 tristreice,  tristisse  288 tristicie,  tristez  133.9 tritesse  ii 337)  
  FEW:  tristis 13/ii,302b Gdf: GdfC:  tristece 10,812a TL: tristece 10,665 DEAF:  triste (tristece)  DMF:  tristesse  TLF:  tristesse  OED:  tristesse n.  MED:  tristes(se n.  DMLBS:

s.

emotionsadness, sorrow
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki a sun col la (=lychnites stone) portera, Ne ja tristesce n’en avra  246.LVI.1309
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii1 )  Tut tens en ad tristesce  390
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  li fous fiz est la dolur e la tristesce sa mere  1813
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 )  Home nessanz de moillier vit brief tans, chargiez de plusors dolors, vessiax a pleur, definanz en tristreice de esmai  3190
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  il pensa bien que son amour ne poet estre aperceu, et suffrist tant de tristicie et dolour au cuer que nut ne jour ne pouoit mye dormer  13
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  et fuist si graunte lamentacione et trestés parentre eux qe mervaille fust et nulle de eux se purroit continere de ploure a graunt desolacion et descomfort a toutz circumesteauntz  94
theol.emotionsadness, melancholy (as one of the seven deadly sins, traditionally refered to as 'sloth')
( MS: 1225-1300 )  Icés sunt les set vices principals: vaineglorie, envie, ire, tristesce, avarice, glutonie, lecherie  322
( MS: s.xiiim )  [L]es set vices principaus sunt icés: orguil, envie, ire, tristesce del siecle u accidie, avarice, glutunie, lecherie  306
( s.xiv1/3?; MS: c.1330 )  l’encombrus pecché de tristesce ke honist corps e alme  7

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See also:

triste1  tristement  trister  tristur 
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tristez