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traitiz1 (s.xii3/4)

The form traitice is a cross reference to the following entry:

traitiz1 (s.xii3/4)

traitis;  treitiz;  tretis  (tertiz  Rom Chev ANTS 5114 (MS) ),
f. traitice  
  FEW:  trahere 13/ii,183a Gdf:  traitis 2 8,8a GdfC: TL: traitiz 10,518 DEAF:  traire (traitiz)  DMF:  traitiz 1  TLF: OED:  tretis a.  MED:  tretis a.  DMLBS:

a.

handsome, graceful, slender
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) La royne Olimpias [...] Le vis avoit traitiz, le braz dreit e quarré  Rom Chev ANTS 139
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim ) Cele femme ne fut unc nee Si bele l’oust ne si fine, Plein pé a terre li traine. Ki dunc veist cel large frunt, E la greve traitice amunt, Li beaus oilz, les regars si dulz  Ipom BFR 2242
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Le vis out blanc e coluré, Long e traitiz e avenant  Gui War 57
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) le col gros et le visage charnu et lonc traitis  Waterford busby 332.S169.5
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Si vous volez oustour naturel conustre, gardez ki il eit [...] le pé graunt e treitiz e ben overt  A-N Falconry 92.8

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See also:

traicier  traiour  traire  trait1  trait2 
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traitice