Anglo-Norman Dictionary

trote¹ (s.xiii)

trote¹ (s.xiii)

[hp+gdw]

FEW: *trotton 17,372a Gdf: trote 1 8,91c GdfC: ∅ TL: trote 10,689 DEAF: trot (*) DMF: trotte TLF: ∅ OED: trot n.1 MED: trot n.2 DMLBS: ∅

It may be suggested that this abusive term is not related to the *trotton word-family, but derives from Latin tructa, i.e. 'trout' (DMLBS 3513b).

1 pej.female ugly or old woman, hag (used disparagingly):

( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii² ) Jeo vi Trote colurer les faces [...] 375

( 1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Mais quoy dirrons du viele trote Du jovencel qant elle assote 8713

( 1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Mais sur trestoutes je desfie Le viele trote q'est jolie Qant seeches ad les mamellettes 17900

trot troter#1 troter#2 trotun

trote_1

trote 1