Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Traysen, ger. to betray, T. iv. 438. From O.F. traiss-, a stem of the verb trair (F. trahir); see Trayed.

Trayteresse, s. fem. traitress, 3. 620, 813.

Traytour, s. traitor, R. 1051; A 1130; Traytours, gen. pl. of traitors, hence traitorous, C 896.

Treble, adj. triple, B 4. m 7. 26.

Trecherye, s. treachery, trickery, 5. 347; 7. 158; B 4520.

Trechoures, pl. traitors, R. 197. Spenser has treachour, F. Q. i. 4. 41; &c. O.F. tricheor.

Trede, 1 pr. pl. tread, A 3022; Tret, pr. s. treads, T. ii. 347; D 2002; Trad, pt. s. trode, B 4368; Troden, pt. pl. HF. 2153; Troden, pp. stepped, C 712.

Trede-foul, s. tread-fowl, treader of fowls, B 3135, 4641.

Treding, s. treading, B 3145.