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troter1 (s.xii2/4)

troter1 (s.xii2/4)

throter,  trother,  trotter  
  FEW:  *trotton 17,371b Gdf: GdfC:  troter 10,814c TL: troter 10,690 DEAF:  trot (troter)  DMF:  trotter  TLF:  trotter  OED:  trot v.  MED:  trotten v.  DMLBS:  trottare 3513a

v.intrans.

horsesequit. to trot, move with a brisk gait, between a walk and a canter
( MS: s.xiii1 )  succusanti: (J) trothant  Gloss Nequam1 242.63
( MS: s.xiii ) succuso: gallice trotter  TLL ii 107
( MS: s.xiii )  succutiendo: (C) gallice trottan (var. (T: s.xiii/xiv) en trottaund )  TLL ii 27
to walk briskly, at a trot
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii )  tu me semonoies, Estouveit me troter E saillir e treper; Trop me karchas le dos  thaon Body and Soul 331
( c.1165; MS: s.xiiex )  Busuin fait vielle trother  Prov Serl2 4.32
( MS: s.xiiiin ) Ki syut kurt e trote e curt, Di, la curt a ki sucurt? Al mauveys, al egre, au lurd  Anecdota 13
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) [...] com li hom qui est mout legier por aler ad pié et qui bien trotte  Eschiele Mahomet 106.47rb.27
troter pur
to hasten towards, rush for
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les chinchez richez [...] serront [...] gettez de la fest Dieux par le ordure del esterlyn pur qi ils trotterent e galoperent  BOZ Cont 181
troter le petit pas
to tripple, skip, prance, move daintily
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  les dames de la cité, Ainz q'au moustier ou au marchee Vers la taverne au matinee Vienont trotant le petit pass  GOWER Mirour 26085

p.pr. as a.

equit.horses (capable of) trotting, moving with a brisk gait between a walk and a canter
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) li Gotheis [...] envoiot les enfanz Sour deus chevals forz, dur trotanz  Dial Greg SATF 3096
( MS: s.xiii ) succussanti: trotant  TLL ii 110.63
palefrei trotant
horsesequit. trotter, kind of horse bred or trained for the trot
( 1305 )  Nous vous enveoms un gros palefrei trotant  Lett EPW1 11

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See also:

trot  trote1  troter2  trotun 
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