Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Middle English forms of
truce .
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Examples
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I was sorely sick of generic taverns serving generic ale and generic stew, of men wearing “tunics and trewes” and women wearing “gowns”.
Novels I Have Writ Dayle A. Dermatis 2008
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I was sorely sick of generic taverns serving generic ale and generic stew, of men wearing “tunics and trewes” and women wearing “gowns”.
Archive 2008-04-13 Dayle A. Dermatis 2008
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On his p {ro} cession ferde sume biforen him ⁊ makede his weie to {} ward ier {usa} l {e} m. ⁊ sume briggeden þe asse mid here cloðes. ⁊ sume mid boges þe hie breken of þe trewes.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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