traik

Scots

Noun

traik

1. misfortune
2. plague, pestilence
3. mutton from a sheep that has died rather than being slaughtered

Verb

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

1. to wander about; to get lost
2. to decline in health

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English track.

Noun

traik

1. (anatomy) the sole of the foot
2. (anatomy) the foot

Usage notes

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

References

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