Etymology

Formed on tryst.

PGmc Ancestor

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

 traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’; cp. traustliga 'firmly, confidently'
(ONP traustr (adj.); traust (sb.); cp. traustliga (adv.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst

OE Cognate

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

BBB2

Attestation

Some scattered occurrences in ME.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Gaw 2348

Bibliography

MED trustīlī (adv.) , OED tristily (adv.1) , HTOED , Dance trystyly