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Treuthles, Truthles, adj. Also: truethles, trouthles. [ME and e.m.E. trewðeleas (c1200), truthless (a1600); Treuth(e n.]
1. Untruthful, lying. 1513 Doug. iv vii 8.
Nothir wes a goddes thy moder, … Thou treuthles [Sm. trouthles] wyght 1567 Sat. P. iv 41.
My truethles toung my honoure defylit a1605 Montg. Sonn. xxiv 5.
A treuthles tongue that turnes with eviry tyde, A double deillar with dissait indeud
2. Faithless, disloyal, perfidious. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i 580.
Luf is truthles: and lufe is tressonable 1567 Sat. P. iv 84.
Off tygeris quholpis, … Ane treuthles troup hes drewin me to this end 1570 Sat. P. xxi 19.
Thay treuthles tygans, thay trinfauld tratours, Hes steirit vp this stryfe
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