ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Trist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /tɹɪst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Trist is a noun meaning Alternative form of triste (“sad; sorrowful; gloomy”).

Meaning

Alternative form of triste (“sad; sorrowful; gloomy”).

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Trust, faith.
  2. (obsolete) To trust, have faith in.
  3. (obsolete) A set station in hunting.
  4. (obsolete, form of tryst) (secret meeting).

Example Sentences

A bitter ſorrow by the hart him bit, / Amas’d, aſham’d, diſgras’d, ſad, ſilent, triſt, [...]
George Douglas […] caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tritheite, triticality, trithing-reeve, triniunity, triumviry, threy.

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