trodden

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 — past participle of tread …   New Collegiate Dictionary

trodden — /trod n/, v. a pp. of tread. * * * …   Universalium

trodden — adjective /ˈtɻɔdən/ crushed by being walked on …   Wiktionary