troble
English
Noun
troble (plural trobles)
- Obsolete spelling of trouble
- 1882-89, A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV.:
- His rage and troble both pronounce him guiltles Of this attempt, which makes mee rather doubt Hee may proove too seveare in his revendge, Which I with all indevour will prevent Yet to the most censorious I appeale, What coold I lesse have doone to save myne honor From suffringe beneathe skandall?
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Verb
troble (third-person singular simple present trobles, present participle trobling, simple past and past participle trobled)
- Obsolete spelling of trouble
Anagrams
- Tobler, bolter, reblot, rebolt
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French troble
Noun
troble (plural trobles)
- trouble; difficulty; problems
Descendants
- English: trouble
Old French
Etymology
From troble or from metathesis of a Vulgar Latin *turbulus, from Latin turbō or turbula.
Adjective
troble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular troble)
- (of a liquid) turbulent
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
- Pain d’orge dur et eve troble
- Bread made from barley and turbulent water
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- (of a liquid) cloudy; clouded
Declension
Declension of troble
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | trobles | troble | troble |
| Oblique | troble | troble | troble | |
| Plural | Subject | troble | trobles | troble |
| Oblique | trobles | trobles | troble |
Noun
troble m (oblique plural trobles, nominative singular trobles, nominative plural troble)
- strife; commotion
Descendants
- English: trouble (borrowed)
- French: trouble