Middle English Dictionary Entry
traisen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | traisen v. P.ppl. trāsed. |
| Etymology | From trais n. Sense (b) may represent a different verb, of unknown origin; cp. MScot. trase v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To attach (a horse to sth.) by its traces; (b) fig. to put (a tongue) in harness, restrain.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Arth.& M.(LinI 150)340 : 'For ȝe han wrouȝt aȝeyn þeo lawe, Ȝe schul beon hongyd and todrawe.' He dude take horses sket And traysed [Auch: teyed] heom to heore feet.
b
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)292/3 : Youre tounges fro tretyng of trifillis be trased [rime: in brased], Or þis brande þat is bright schall breste in youre brayne.