Obs. Forms: 1 treʓa, 2 treȝe, 3 treiȝe, 3–4 treie, 4 trei, treye, trai, traie, 4–5 trey, tray, 5 trye, 5–6 traye, 6 Sc. tra. [OE. treʓa (wk. masc.) trouble, pain = ON. tregi (wk. masc.), Goth. trigô (wk. fem.):—OTeut. *treʓ-on-, -ôn-, f. *treʓ-: see TRAY v.1] Pain, grief, affliction, trouble, vexation; esp. in alliterative phr. tray and teen, teen and tray.

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c. 700.  Cædmon’s Gen., 2274 (Gr.). Ic fleah wean,… treʓan and teonan.

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a. 1000.  Boeth. Metr., v. 42. Forðæm þa tweʓen treʓan teoð tosomne.

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c. 1020.  Rule St. Benet, iv. (Logeman), 20/10. Treʓan debemus, ʓedonne dæde ʓeþyldelice ah forþyldian.

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a. 1200.  Moral Ode, 371. Þer is blisse abuten treȝe [v.r. treiȝe].

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a. 1240.  Ureisun, 61, in Cott. Hom., 193. Muruhðe moniuold wið-ute teone and treie.

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1357.  Lay Folks Catech., 26. With-outen travaile or trey [v.r. tray] or passyng of tyme.

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c. 1450.  Life St. Cuthbert (Surtees), 112. Tene and tray of tormentoures.

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1560.  Rolland, Seven Sages, 17. Sum gettis plesure, vthers gettis tray and tene.

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