tricherie (s.xii3/4)

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tricherie (s.xii3/4)

trecherie,  treicherie,  trischerie  

s.

1deceit, trickery
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car molt est plein de tricherie Qui por lanterne vent vessie  9va
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  com le gopil [...] i sont pleins de trecherie  222.24
2disloyalty, treachery
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Assist i ses justices e fist sa establie De ceaus barons qe ja ne li front trecherie (var. (P: c.1310) boisdie)  1105
3tricks, deception
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  (Knights) Ki trop unt lur curage faint, Ki maintienent les tricheries, Les deliz e les leggeries  224.127
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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