TRITTLE-TRATTLESNOUN
1. foolish or idle talk; nonsense ...1563 Scot. rare 2. trifles, gewgaws, knickknacks; children's toys ...1896 Scot. rare ETYMOLOGY reduplication of 'trattle' n. idle talk FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1563 - See Example below EXAMPLE (for n. 1) "...that thow be nocht temerouslie sclanderit, nothir in this porpose nor in wtheris, be euery wane manis trittil trattilis." From: Vincentius Lirinensis By: Ninian Winzet, translated 1563 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, John Mactaggart, 1876 • An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, John Jamieson, 1879-1887 • A Scots Dialect Dictionary, Alexander Warrack, 1911
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