Middle English Dictionary Entry
traule n.
Entry Info
| Forms | traule n. |
| Etymology | From ML traulus adj. as n.; cp. OF traule adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who stammers.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)1.6/30 : For to aske demonstracioun of a leche is for to asken sermonyng of a traule [Ch.(2): of a stamerynge man; L a traulo], i. þatt may not sone: i. Boþe wanteþ þaire instrumentz.