An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Trumpe, s.
1. A trifle, a thing of little value.
Douglas.
2. In pl. goods.
Douglas.

Belg. tromp, a rattle for children.

Trumpour, Trumper, s.
1. A deceiver.

Fr. trumpeur, id.

Dunbar.
2. Used as a contemptuous designation, without any definite meaning.
Philotus.

TRUMPH, s. The principal card, S. trump, E.

To Play trumph about, to be on a footing with, to retaliate, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.

TRUNCHER SPEIR, a pointless spear.

Fr. tronc-ir, to cut off.

Evergreen.