þriste

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þrīst

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrīstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréystis. Cognate with Dutch driest (bold) and Latin trīstis (sad)

Adjective

þrīste

  1. bold
  2. presumptuous, audacious, shameless

Declension

Derived terms

  • þrīstfull (presumptuous)
  • þrīsthyċġan (thinking boldly)
  • þrīstlǣcan (to become bold, dare, presume)
  • þrīstling (bold person)
  • þrīstness (boldness, presumption, temerity)
  • unþrīste (timid, faint-hearted)

Descendants

  • Middle English: thriste, thrist

Adverb

þrīste

  1. boldly, confidently
  2. presumptuously, audaciously, shamelessly

References

  • þrīste in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • þrīste in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.