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† trotevale, -uale Obs. rare.
Also trotouale, trotyuale.
[Derivation unascertained. The word occurs 4 times in R. Brunne Handlyng Synne, and once in Map's Body & Soul; no OF. equivalents. In Piers Plowman B. xviii. 142, C. xxi. 146, waltrot, walterot appears to have the same elements in reversed order: see Skeat's Notes, p. 407, where the word is discussed, and conjectures put forth, but with little success.]
Idle tale-telling, vain talk.
a1300Body & Soul in Map's Poems (Camden) 337 Al ye maden troteuale [printed trotenale], that I haved seid biforn. 1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 48 Yn gamys, & festys, & at þe ale, Loue men to lestene troteuale [v.rr. trotouale, to telle trotyuale]. Ibid. 8080 Þenkeþ on þys tale, And takeþ hyt for no troteuale! Ibid. 5970. Ibid. 9244. |
