A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious.
Origin
Unknown; it is perhaps related to Old French troncer, troncher, troncir, tronchir, from Old French tronce, tronche. However, the English and Old French words differ in meaning.
The noun is derived from the verb.
The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (whence modern English trance with the same senses), possibly either:
from Middle English trauncen, transen, from Old French transir, from Latin trānsīre, present active infinitive of trānseō, from trāns + eō; or
a blend of Middle English tramplen + dauncen or prauncen.
The noun is probably derived from the verb.
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