Etymology

trod

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Today it means: To walk heavily or laboriously; plod; tread Full definition →

Middle English trod
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trod · verb1

See tread.

trod · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtrod
  2. English todaytrod

From Middle English trod, past participle of treden; see tread. Compare Norwegian trod (“a path”).

trod · noun3

  1. Old English · inherited fromtrodu“track, trace”
  2. English todaytrod

From Old English trodu (“track, trace”), from the same source as tread.

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