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trus1 (1155)

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trus1 (1155)

tros,  trous;  truis,  truz  (truil (l. truis))  
  FEW:  thyrsus 13/i,320b Gdf:  tros 8,89c GdfC: TL: truis 10,710 DEAF:  truis  DMF:  tros 1  TLF: OED:  thyrse n.  MED: DMLBS:  thyrsus 3438a

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1bot.stem, central stalk (of a plant)
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  pernez l'escorce del trus de ruge cholet  Pop Med 121.136
( c.1250; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Les trous de cholés facent prendre, Secchir, et arder puis en cendre  Cosmetic Recs 171
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) A tutes playes veiles e noveles: Pernez le ruge cholet e quisez ben en eve of tuit sun truil (l. truis). Si en baynez les plaes de cel eue, si sanarunt e garunt  Med Recs 217.106
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Pur podagre: Pernez l’escorche de truis de rouge cholet  Receptaria 48.416
( MS: s.xv )  Pernet la rouge chelet e quisez en eawe ové totz le truz, e baignez bien les plaies en cele eawe. C'est bone medicine  Five Med MSS 108.S199
2weapons shaft, (broken off) part of a spear
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les hanstes dunoent grant cruis, Bien halt en voloent li truis  Brut WACE 12552
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc oissez armes croissir E retrus (var. (F: s.xiiiex) trous )de hanstes voler  Brut WACE 3141 (var.)
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult veissiez vassals juster, […] Les trus de lances halt voler  Rom de Rou wace i 220.1581
3 object of little worth
( c.1260; MS: 1267 )  Donc le querez aukes tenant, Ker s'il est large comme vos Idonc ne pervaudreiz un tros  Trebor1 1568

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retrus 
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