Obs. rare–1. [If a genuine word, f. THRIFT (or THRIVE), with an uncertain suffix (cf. laughter, slaughter); but perh. a scribal error of some kind.] = THRIFT sb.1 1 c.
c. 1230. Hali Meid. (Bodley MS.: E.E.T.S. ed. 2), 50. His waxunge se lat & se slaw his þriftre [MS. Titus þrifti].
