trote1 (s.xiii)
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trote1 (s.xiii)

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[ FEW: 17,372a *trotton; Gdf: 8,91c trote 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,689 trote; 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).

s.f.

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.xivex )  Mais quoy dirrons du viele trote Du jovencel qant elle assote  8713
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Mais sur trestoutes je desfie Le viele trote q'est jolie Qant seeches ad les mamellettes  17900
trot  troter#1  troter#2  trotun 
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