thrinthrinneadj.n.

Forms: Old English þrinna, Middle English þrinne, Middle English thrinne, Middle English þrynne, þrine, thrine, threin, thrijn, Middle English thryn, Middle English (1800s n.) thrin.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse þrinn-r.

Etymology: Late Old English þrinna, < early Old Norse þrinn-r (later þrenn-r) triple, threefold; often = three (Swedish trenne, Danish trende), probably < Old Germanic *þrizno-^z, < *þris (Indo-European *tris, Sanskrit tris, Greek τρίς) thrice, with adjectival ending: compare Latin trīnus, plural trīnī = ternī.

†A. adj. Threefold, triple; also three kinds of, three.

An adjective, but sometimes best rendered by ‘thrice’ (cf. Old Norse þrennar tylptir ‘triple twelves’, i.e. ‘thrice twelve’). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > multiplication by three > [adjective]

thrina1012

threefoldc1175

trebled?c1400

triplatec1430

triplicate?a1475

triplated1486

triple1549

tripled1583

thrice1602

triplicated1635

a1012 Laws Æthelred iii. c. 13 Ladige hine mid þrinna xii[L. cum ter xii]; and se gerefa namige þa lade.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1144 Her habbe icc shæwedd þrinne lac Forr þrinne kinne leode.

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 716 Hauelok..he dide þer-inne, Him and his wif, hise sones þrinne, And hise two doutres.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3381 Ysmael had wijfs thrin [Fairf. þrinne, Trin. Cambr. thre].

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1805 Þus vpon þrynne wyses I haf yow þro schewed.

absolute.c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 385 Þey departed þys land in þrynne.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9815 His hert aght ar at brest in thrin [Gött. o thrinne].c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1727 Mane, Techal, Pharez, merked in þrynne.

B. n. In plural. [perhaps a new formation after twins.]

Three children at a birth. ? dialect.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > triplets

trines1628

triplet1787

trins1831

thrin1838

tripling1858

1838 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 14 June (1981) I. 48 Truth—Goodness—Beauty—those celestial thrins.

1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Thrins, three at a birth.

1887 Indian Med. Gaz. 1 Sept. 246 In the case of twins and thrins about three times more than in the case of singletons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	thrin
释义	thrinthrinneadj.n. Forms: Old English þrinna, Middle English þrinne, Middle English thrinne, Middle English þrynne, þrine, thrine, threin, thrijn, Middle English thryn, Middle English (1800s n.) thrin. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse þrinn-r. Etymology: Late Old English þrinna, < early Old Norse þrinn-r (later þrenn-r) triple, threefold; often = three (Swedish trenne, Danish trende), probably < Old Germanic þrizno-^z, < þris (Indo-European tris, Sanskrit tris, Greek τρίς) thrice, with adjectival ending: compare Latin trīnus, plural trīnī* = ternī. †A. adj. Threefold, triple; also three kinds of, three. An adjective, but sometimes best rendered by ‘thrice’ (cf. Old Norse þrennar tylptir ‘triple twelves’, i.e. ‘thrice twelve’). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > multiplication by three > [adjective] thrina1012 threefoldc1175 trebled?c1400 triplatec1430 triplicate?a1475 triplated1486 triple1549 tripled1583 thrice1602 triplicated1635 a1012 Laws Æthelred iii. c. 13 Ladige hine mid þrinna xii[L. cum ter xii]; and se gerefa namige þa lade. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1144 Her habbe icc shæwedd þrinne lac Forr þrinne kinne leode. c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 716 Hauelok..he dide þer-inne, Him and his wif, hise sones þrinne, And hise two doutres. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3381 Ysmael had wijfs thrin [Fairf. þrinne, Trin. Cambr. thre]. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1805 Þus vpon þrynne wyses I haf yow þro schewed. absolute.c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 385 Þey departed þys land in þrynne.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9815 His hert aght ar at brest in thrin [Gött. o thrinne].c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1727 Mane, Techal, Pharez, merked in þrynne. B. n. In plural. [perhaps a new formation after twins.] Three children at a birth. ? dialect. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > triplets trines1628 triplet1787 trins1831 thrin1838 tripling1858 1838 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 14 June (1981) I. 48 Truth—Goodness—Beauty—those celestial thrins. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Thrins, three at a birth. 1887 Indian Med. Gaz. 1 Sept. 246 In the case of twins and thrins about three times more than in the case of singletons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1012
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