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trod
I. \ˈträd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trod (neuter), trodu (feminine) track, trace; akin to Old Norse troth act of treading, trotha to tread — more at tread
1. chiefly dialect : a footprint or other trace of passage
2. chiefly dialect : footpath, trail
3. dialect England : a wheel's tread
II. verb
(present part trodding present third singular trods)
Etymology: Middle English trodden, from trod, n.
transitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to follow the course of : trace, track
2. : to follow as a chosen course or path
< the eccentric is forced … to trod a lonely way — Martin Gardner >
intransitive verb
chiefly dialect : to progress by walking; usually : stroll, ramble
III.
Etymology: Middle English troden (past plural), alteration of treden (past plural), from Old English trǣdon (past plural)
past of tread |