Obs. Forms: 1 treʓian, 3 treȝe; pa. t. 3 traied, 4 traid; pa. pple. 3 treyde, 4 trayed. [OE. treʓian (wk.), = OS. tregan (strong vb.) to rue, ON. trega (str.) to grieve:—OTeut. *treʓ-: cf. TRAY sb.1] trans. To pain, grieve, trouble, vex, afflict.

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a. 1000.  Eadwine’s Cant. Psalter, iii. 1. Drihten to hwi ʓemanifalde synt þa þe treʓiað oððe swencað me [qui tribulant me].

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1104.  O. E. Chron. (Laud MS.). Eall þis wæs God mid to gremienne and þas arme leode mid to treʓienne.

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c. 1250.  Gen. & Ex., 3975. Quað balaam, ‘for ðu treȝest me; Had ic an swerd, ic sluȝe ðe.’

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a. 1300.  E. E. Psalter v. 12. Out-put þam þar þai sal be, Lauerd for þai traied þe.

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13[?].  K. Alis., 3046 (Bodl. MS.). Ich am so trayed þat neeȝ ich wepe!

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