Middle English Dictionary Entry
tranest adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tranest adj. |
| Etymology | Perh. error for tranes (pl. of train(e n.(2) 2.(b)) or for traverst(e (p.ppl. of traversen v. 1.(b)); ?from OF: cp. F (16th cent.) trainasser to trail on the ground & F (17th cent.) trainer, var. of tramer to weave (see FEW 13.2.167b & 195b respectively). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Decorated with trefoils; ?woven.
Associated quotations
- c1475 Awntyrs Arth.(Tay 9)p.13 : He sate atte his mete With palle puret in poon, was prudliche piȝte, Trowlt with trulufes and tranest be-tuene [Thrn: Trofelyte and trauerste wythe trewloues in trete].
- c1475 Awntyrs Arth.(Tay 9)p.19 : Syr Gauan the gode was graythet in grene With his griffuns of gold engrelet fulle gay, Trowlt with trulofes and tranest [Dc: withe tranes and true loves] be-twene.