tresque

Old French

Etymology

Univerbation of trés +‎ que.

Preposition

tresque

  1. up to, until, as far as
    Synonym: jusque
    • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland‎[1], lines 1–3:
      Carles li reis, nostre emper[er]e magnes
      Set anz tuz pleins ad estet en Espaigne:
      Tresqu'en la mer cunquist la tere altaigne.
      Charlemagne the king, our emperor,
      Has been seven whole years in Spain:
      Conquering the highland all the way to the sea.

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