thrissome
An obsolete Yorkshire dialect adjective meaning threefold or thrice — relating to the number three.
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#1·Apr 28, 2026
An obsolete Yorkshire dialect adjective meaning threefold or thrice — relating to the number three. The -some suffix as a numerical intensifier appears in twofold, threesome, and related forms. Now entirely archaic and encountered only in historical Yorkshire dialect records.
He swore thrissome to seal the bargain, as was the old custom.
Origin: From Scots and Yorkshire dialect thriss (thrice, three times) plus the adjective suffix -some. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(obsolete, Yorkshire) Threefold, thrice.
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