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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1420
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Trew, v.1 [Trew(is n. Cf. e.m.E. truse (1569) to make a truce, truce (1618) to bring to an end by a truce.] tr. To include in a truce. — 1375 Barb. xvii 228 (C).
And sum cuntreis trewit [E. tholyt, 1571 And with … trewis tuk he] he [For] vittale, [that in] gret foysoune He gert bring smertly to the toune c1420 Wynt. vii 1654.
Till the fest off the Trenyte He grawntyd thame trewyd [C., W. trewit] for to be
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