traik

Scots edit

Noun edit

traik

misfortune
plague, pestilence
mutton from a sheep that has died rather than being slaughtered

Verb edit

traik (third-person singular simple present traiks, present participle traikin, simple past traikt, past participle traikt)

to wander about; to get lost
to decline in health

Torres Strait Creole edit

Etymology edit

From English track.

Noun edit

traik

(anatomy) the sole of the foot
(anatomy) the foot

Usage notes edit

Dialectal differences between meaning “the sole” and “the entire foot”.

References edit

Language in Australia, By Suzanne Romaine, 1991, page 191–192