Obs. Forms: 3–5 traye, (3 trayȝe), 3–6 traie, 4–6 tray (4 trai, 4–5 treie). [ad. OF. traïr (Roland, 11th c.), F. trahir to betray:—late pop.L. *tradīre, for L. trādĕre to deliver over, f. tra- (TRANS-) + dare to give.] trans. To betray.

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c. 1275.  Passion our Lord, 194, in O. E. Misc., 42. Mid þine valse cosse þu trayest monnes sune.

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a. 1300.  Cursor M., 15277 (Cott.). Þat i ha luued, he sal me trai [Fairf. tray].

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1377.  Langl., P. Pl., B. III. 123. Truste of hire tresore treieth ful manye.

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c. 1400.  Laud Troy Bk., 18053. Thei swore bothe to traye the toun.

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1559.  Mirr. Mag. (1563), F iv. [To] punysh such as had my brother trayed.

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1568.  T. Howell, Newe Sonets (1879), 117. A canckred poyson … Full closely coucht in pleasant bayte, with that poore soule to tray.

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  Tray, v.3: see TREY, TRAY v.

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