Trist

Trist

Trist\, v. t. & i. [imp. Triste.] To trust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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Trist is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Webster's Revised

Trist

Trist\, n. [See Tryst.]

1. Trust. [Obs.]

2. A post, or station, in hunting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

3. A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst. [Obs.]

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. --Letter dated Sept., 1543.

Trist

Trist\, a. [F. triste, L. tristis.] Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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