tryst

English

/tɹɪst/

noun
Definitions
  • A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.
  • (obsolete) A mutual agreement, a covenant.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tryst borrowed from Old French tristre (appointed station in hunting, waiting place) borrowed from Old Norse treysta (make safe, secure) inherited from Proto-Germanic *traustą (shelter, trust, aid, help) derived from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (solid, hard, firm, be firm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deru-

Gloss

solid, hard, firm, be firm

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

硬

Emoji
🪨

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