A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trattillar, Tratlar, -our, -er, n. [17th c. Eng. tratler (1670); Trattill v.] Chatterer, gossip.1456 Hay I 78/33.
The tane is a grete tratlar, the tothir a still herkenare a1500 Colk. Sow i 68.
A cursit custumar A tratlar a tinklar And mony vthir a1500 Colk. Sow i 78.
Tratlour 1494 Loutfut MS 35a.
Raynes ar lik to the form of a padok … quhen it is fair weddir thai mak gret caquetes and noys [etc.] … and signifies at he that bure thaim first in armes wes a gret tratlar c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 38/10.
Be ȝe ane lear, that is werst of all; Be ȝe ane tratlar, that I hald als evill 1535 Stewart 40194.
To tratlaris I am infectit … And reddie is to gif to thame credence c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus Prol. 175.
Sum ar tratlaris, and other part pykethank[is] 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4072.
Scho is … Ane twme trattillar, to bring hame ill tythance c1590 J. Stewart 21/245.
Teils that tratlers tels 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 159/1.
Considdering the nature of the personne reporter … quhaire ye finde a tratler auaye uith him
