释义 |
▪ I. † trason, v. Venery. Obs. Also 5 tresone. [Etymology obscure: the first part seems to be OF. tras-, tres-:—L. trans across, as in trespass.] intr. Of a roe: To cross or double before the hounds. Hence † ˈtrasoning vbl. n.
1486Bk. St. Albans, Hunting e ij b, When ye hunt at the Roo, then shall ye say thoore He crosses and tresones yowre howndys byfoore. 1575Turberv. Venerie xlv. 143 His [the roe's] crossings and doublings before the houndes are called Trasonings. 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 189/1. a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Trasoning [printed Trajoning], when a Roe crosses and doubles. 1847–78Halliwell, Trasenings. ▪ II. trason, -oun etc., obs. ff. treason, etc. |