trounce

Meanings

Verb

Noun

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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