I. ˈträd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trod (neuter), trodu (feminine) track, trace; akin to Old Norse troth act of treading, trotha to tread — more at tread
1. chiefly dialect : a footprint or other trace of passage
2. chiefly dialect : footpath , trail
3. dialect England : a wheel's tread
II. verb
( present part trodding present third singular trods )
Etymology: Middle English trodden, from trod, n.
transitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to follow the course of : trace , track
2. : to follow as a chosen course or path
the eccentric is forced … to trod a lonely way — Martin Gardner
intransitive verb
chiefly dialect : to progress by walking ; usually : stroll , ramble
III.
Etymology: Middle English troden (past plural), alteration of treden (past plural), from Old English trǣdon (past plural)
past of tread