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Treyn(e, adj. (n.). Also: treyin(g, treyng, trein(e, treing, tren(e, treen(e, trevin, trien(e, tryn, trine. [ME and e.m.E. treen (Cursor M.), trene (1340-70), tren (1422), OE tréowen; Tre n.¹]

1. Made or consisting of wood, wooden.(a) 1375 Barb. x 361 (C).
Of hempyn rapis ledderis ma With treyn steppis bundin swa, That vald brek apon na kyn wis c1420 Wynt. ix 563.
All the treyne werk of the qwere 1425 Acts II 10/2.
That all … feriaris … sall haue for ilk bate a treyn brig quhare with thai may resaif within thar batis traualouris hors 1478 Acta Aud. 67/1.
vj treyne dischijs 1494 Peebles B. Rec. I 195.
To … mak all the treyn and irne wark … within the stepyl … that is to say durris, wyndos, plantearis, loftis, clausuris, all lokkis, snekis, and al the irne wark and treyn wark nedful 1513 Doug. xi ii 65.
The capitanys … In syng of trophe … Gret perkis bair or treyn saplyng [etc.] 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 480.
iij^c lang treyn nalis for the James 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 492.
ix dusone of treyne plaitis, price of the dusone iiij s. 1526–7 Edinb. B. Rec. I 230.
Treyin 1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 33.
For … ane irne bar to the treyne dur wythtout the irne yet 1543 Ayr Common Good Acc.
For mending of the treyn bellis iiij d. 1554 Grant Chart. 113.
That scho sall laif … all the treyne insycht c1559 Innes Rev. XVI 130.
Treyng 1562 Will A. Betoun.
Ane treying cope … and ane bycker of tree 1574–5 Glasgow B. Rec. I 456.
On Fastrinis ewin to ane fule with the treyn suerd, xviij d. 1582–3 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 263.
Jhonne Richertsoun, saidler, to remove … his treyne chop laitlie biggett vnder the stairis of his land(b) 1483 Acta Aud. *123/2.
ij trein stoppis 1515 Treas. Acc. V 25.
For a dusane of treing platis vj s. 1517 Misc. Spald. C. II 79.
ix trein firlottis … x trein pekkis 1531 Bell. Boece II 401.
Thay spulyeit the eucarist out of the cais of silver … and kest it in ane trein kist 1537 Linlithgow B. Ct. 31 Oct.
Ane treine schyf with ane bolt of irne 1545 Elgin Rec. I 85.
The outtaking, filing and hewing of the trein corce anent the Gray freris vynd 1566 Inv. Wardrobe 168.
In the gunhous … ane pair of treinphis … foure trein rolleris garnisit with irne 1582 Crail B. Ct. 1 Nov.
Jhone Reid … to repair mend and fassin the haille bakis bargattis treine naillis of the haill bulwark and peir … and to input angleris thairinto quhair necessitie requyris 1608–9 Misc. Spald. C. V 84.
For gryt irn nalis to naill the angleris, 6 s. 8 d. … for trein nalis, 2 s. 1611 Mylne Master Masons 97.
The said Johne Grahame … sall present … ane trein mell … witht the said silver bellis witht this conditioun that quhatsumevir gentilmen happinis to rinn for the said silver bell he quhatsumevir he beis fundin to be hindmost sall carie the said trein mell in the same maner as he that happinis to winn the said silver bell careis the samin(c) 1521–2 Dundee B. Ct. I 81a (10 March).
Ane trene bed 1531 Treas. Acc. V 459.
To furnes the schippis in thair trene werk 1533 Bell. Livy II 210/27.
The way that ledis fra the trene [v.r. treing] brig oure Tiber 1540 Treas. Acc. VII 355.
For twa treis to be trene waggis 1546–7 Reg. Great S. 20/1 n.
Tua trene beddis of aik of carvit werk 1556–7 Edinb. Old Acc. II 73.
For painting of twa trene pillaris, viij s. 1561 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 342.
For sustening of the trene brig sten work 1573–4 Treas. Acc. XII 375.
To Andro Lindesay javellouris wyfe for the trene buittis 1646 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 240b.
For ane tren cuting in the gating … 8 s. 4 d. c1650 Spalding I 309.
Ane trene meir at the cross for pvnishing of … soldiouris(d) 1515 Wigtown B. Ct. 42b.
Ane trevin dubelar 1550 Reg. Privy S. IV 108/2.
The tymmer and trevin werk of the fortis of Lawder(e) 1570 Dundee B. Laws 111.
Ane iron stamp to mark the treene stouppis 1605 Black Bk. Taymouth 344.
Ane pair of tabells of birsell with xxvi binder men; four treen men 1637 Monro Exped. i 45.
Slighter punishments, as … sitting on a treen or woodden mare in some publicke place(f) 1581 Brechin Test. I 49b.
Ane triene bed 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III 259.
Trien(g) 1560 Stirling B. Rec. I 72.
Ane tryn quart 1580 Coll. Aberd. & B. 391.
Of chandellaris xj, heirof twa of trine

b. absol. as noun. Wooden objects or wares; (pieces of) wood. 1601 Conv. Burghs II 98.
Gross wairis … viz.: iyrne pottis, stray, wade, treyne, schuillis [etc.] 1615 Dundee Shipping L. 260.
Ane twn … madder & alme ane twn … of quhyit trene ane twn … of Inglis trene & uther trene … fyve dussone nyne ells ane dussone aikin trene and foure faldome burnewod

2. Dealing in, concerned with (the buying and selling of) wood. 1604–5 Reg. Great S. 569/1.
Emporii lignorum (lie trein mercat)