Tryst: an appointment, as by lovers; to meet. In Scotland the word refers to a market, but the Old French triste (hunting rendezvous) suggests that the Gallic hunters were not always after wild game.
a. The trysting place at the college remained a guarded secret among the fraternity members.
b. Martha came home very late from the tryst, bleary-eyed but happy.
Source: 601 Words you need to know, Fourth Edition
by Murray Bromberg and Julius Liebb, Printed in
the US (New York), unit1, lesson 9 (Time on Our Hands), page 41.
Hi,
What does this (Gallic hunters were not always after wild game) mean in the text I have posted?
I can’t understand it especially (after wild game) makes no sense to me.
Would you please clarify it to me?
Thank you.