- trodden
- past participle of tread
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
trodden
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trodden — trodden; un·trodden; … English syllables
Trodden — Trod den, p. p. of {Tread}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trodden — the past participle of tread1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trodden — that has been stepped on, 1540s, from pp. of TREAD (Cf. tread). The pp. was alt. from M.E. treden under influence of M.E. pps. such as stolen from steal … Etymology dictionary
trodden — [träd′ n] vt., vi. alt. pp. of TREAD … English World dictionary
Trodden — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trodden — This interesting surname of Olde English origins, derives from tredan , a word which meant to walk over or trample across something. It is probable that the name was a metonymic for either a cider or wine maker, or it may be habitational for one… … Surnames reference
trodden — [[t]trɒ̱d(ə)n[/t]] Trodden is the past participle of tread … English dictionary
trodden — /trod n/, v. a pp. of tread. * * * … Universalium
trodden — adjective /ˈtɻɔdən/ crushed by being walked on … Wiktionary
