To bide tryst — Tryst Tryst, n. [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf. Icel. treysta to make trusty, fr. traust confidence, security. See {Trust}, n.] 1. Trust. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tryst — Tryst, n. [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf. Icel. treysta to make trusty, fr. traust confidence, security. See {Trust}, n.] 1. Trust. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deru- — Also dreu . To be firm, solid, steadfast; hence specialized senses “wood,” “tree,” and derivatives referring to objects made of wood. Derivatives include tree, trust, betroth, endure, and druid. 1. Suffixed variant form *drew o . a. tree, from … Universalium
trust — trustable, adj. trustability, n. truster, n. /trust/, n. 1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. 3. confidence in the certainty of future… … Universalium
trust — (n.) c.1200, from O.N. traust help, confidence, from P.Gmc. *traust (Cf. O.Fris. trast, Du. troost comfort, consolation, O.H.G. trost trust, fidelity, Ger. Trost comfort, consolation, Goth. trausti agreement, alliance ). Related to O.E. treowian … Etymology dictionary
tryst — late 14c., from O.Fr. tristre appointed station in hunting, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. treysta to trust; see TRUST (Cf. trust)) … Etymology dictionary
trust — noun 1》 firm belief in someone or something. ↘acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation. 2》 the state of being responsible for someone or something: a man in a position of trust. 3》 Law an arrangement whereby a… … English new terms dictionary
trust — [trust] n. [ME < ON traust, trust, lit., firmness < IE * drou sto < base * deru , tree > TREE, TRUE + sto , standing < base * sta , to STAND] 1. a) firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, reliability, justice, etc. of… … English World dictionary
trust — n. & v. n. 1 a a firm belief in the reliability or truth or strength etc. of a person or thing. b the state of being relied on. 2 a confident expectation. 3 a a thing or person committed to one s care. b the resulting obligation or responsibility … Useful english dictionary