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
- (obsolete) Trust, faith.
- (obsolete) To trust, have faith in.
- (obsolete) A set station in hunting.
- (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
- trists
- tristing
- tristed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tritheite, triticality, trithing-reeve, triniunity, triumviry, threy.
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