Middle English Dictionary Entry
traine n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | traine n.(3) |
| Etymology | Prob. erroneous form from OF taisniere, tainier(e, AF taignere a fox's burrow; ?= ME train(e n.(1) 2.(a). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?A burrow; ?a clever stratagem.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)178/11 : In the tyme of Antecrist a fox schall make þere his trayne [Man.(2): den; F taignere] & mynen an hole where kyng Alisandre leet make the ȝates, And so longe he schall mynen & percen the erthe til þat he schall passe þorgh towardes þat folk.