CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRAUCHLE
PRESENT
Present
I trauchle
you trauchle
he/she/it trauchles
we trauchle
you trauchle
they trauchle
Present continuous
I am trauchling
you are trauchling
he/she/it is trauchling
we are trauchling
you are trauchling
they are trauchling
Present perfect
I have trauchled
you have trauchled
he/she/it has trauchled
we have trauchled
you have trauchled
they have trauchled
Present perfect continuous
I have been trauchling
you have been trauchling
he/she/it has been trauchling
we have been trauchling
you have been trauchling
they have been trauchling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I trauchled
you trauchled
he/she/it trauchled
we trauchled
you trauchled
they trauchled
Past continuous
I was trauchling
you were trauchling
he/she/it was trauchling
we were trauchling
you were trauchling
they were trauchling
Past perfect
I had trauchled
you had trauchled
he/she/it had trauchled
we had trauchled
you had trauchled
they had trauchled
Past perfect continuous
I had been trauchling
you had been trauchling
he/she/it had been trauchling
we had been trauchling
you had been trauchling
they had been trauchling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will trauchle
you will trauchle
he/she/it will trauchle
we will trauchle
you will trauchle
they will trauchle
Future continuous
I will be trauchling
you will be trauchling
he/she/it will be trauchling
we will be trauchling
you will be trauchling
they will be trauchling
Future perfect
I will have trauchled
you will have trauchled
he/she/it will have trauchled
we will have trauchled
you will have trauchled
they will have trauchled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been trauchling
you will have been trauchling
he/she/it will have been trauchling
we will have been trauchling
you will have been trauchling
they will have been trauchling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would trauchle
you would trauchle
he/she/it would trauchle
we would trauchle
you would trauchle
they would trauchle
Conditional continuous
I would be trauchling
you would be trauchling
he/she/it would be trauchling
we would be trauchling
you would be trauchling
they would be trauchling
Conditional perfect
I would have trauchle
you would have trauchle
he/she/it would have trauchle
we would have trauchle
you would have trauchle
they would have trauchle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been trauchling
you would have been trauchling
he/she/it would have been trauchling
we would have been trauchling
you would have been trauchling
they would have been trauchling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you trauchle
we let´s trauchle
you trauchle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
trauchled
Present Participle
trauchling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAUCHLE»
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trauchle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
trauchle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English dialect dictionary
Sc. (JAM); lthers a' trachlin' ower life's rugged road, ALLAN Lil/s (1876) 341. Inv. (
H.E.F.) Fif. I'll gie Tam a haun' wi' it mysel' altho' l'vc to trauchle sax miles for't, M'
LAREN Ti'bbi'c (1894) 82. Dmf. \VALLACE Srlioolmaslcr (1899) 355. Gall.
2
Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish language: in which the ...
Tattles ; idle talk. Pitscottie. To TRAUCHLE, v. a. V. Tascnnn. To TRAUCHLE, v. n.
To walk as if trailing one's feet after one, Lanarks.—Isl. treplea-r, tardus. To
TRAUFFIQUE, v. n. To traffic. Con. of Burahs. "' TRAVELLER, s. A beggar, Ettr.
For.
3
A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words ...
A tume purse maks a trattling merchant," S. prov. retained in Loth. Of the same
meaning with that, " A toom purse makes a bleat merchant," i.e. bashful. Kelly.
TRATTILS,».pJ. Tattles; idle talk. Pit- Kottie. To TRAUCHLE, r. a. V. TRACHLE.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), 1846
4
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
To Trauchle, v. n. To walk as if trailing one's feet after one, Lanarks. Isl. Iregleg-r
tardus, treglega tarde, treggialldi ob- staculum, from treg-az tardare, segnescere.
* TRAVELLER, s. A beggar, Ettr. For. TRAVERSE, s. A retired seat in a chapel, ...
(3) Vocabulary an ashet a bairn tae blether a brae braw tae dicht douce adwam
fantoosh glaikit a howf(f) tae ken tae lowp (the) noo sonsy tae speir tae stravaig a
sybie/syboe tapsalteerie tae thole tae trauchle a sair (= sore) trauchle a serving ...
6
Wish You Were Still Here: The Scottish Seaside Holiday
For Mirren, 'Hooselettin to sautwater folk' is 'naithing but toil an' trauchle, trauchle
an' toil, wi' nivera lookup, or a meenit toca'yer ain... Crack aboot public servants! I
wad liketoken wha's abetter servant o'the publicnorthe coast lan'lady.
7
Scoor-oot: a dictionary of Scots words and phrases in ...
Its origin is unknown. trauchle To walk, or work, slowly and wearily; to exhaust.
Colloquial Scots. A word 'depicting struggle and difficulty in performing a task is
trauchle" (Scots Mag., 1982). In 1986 the leader of a party of ramblers
complained, ...
James A. C. Stevenson, Iseabail Macleod, 1989
Had it anything to do with the Scots trachle or trauchle, which means to tire out,
with trauchle also employed as a noun for hard toil. So 'he went off to his trauchle'
wrote Lewis Grassic Gibbon of the slaving crofter, greedy for more earth, in his ...
Ivor John Carnegie Brown, 1943
9
A word in your ear ; &, Just another word
it anything to do with the Scots trachle or trauchle, which means to tire out, with
trauchle also employed as a noun for hard toil. So 'he went off to his trauchle'
wrote Lewis Grassic Gibbon of the slaving crofter, greedy for more earth, in his
fine ...
Ivor John Carnegie Brown, 1963
10
The House with the Green Shutters
I would have thocht the thowless trauchle [3] hadna the smeddum left to interfere.
" "Oh, it was yon boy of hers. He's aye swaggerin' aboot, interferin' wi' folk at their
wark—he follows his faither's example in that, for as the auld cock craws the ...
George Douglas Brown, 2011
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAUCHLE»
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trauchle is used in the context of the following news items.
Fiction review: 'Rise,' by Karen Campbell
Campbell's deft handling of this busy scenario is marked by wit and a strong commitment to the Scottishness of her material, reflected in the language (“trauchle,” ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
To hear ourselves as others hear us
At the same time, no-one could deny that Scots has some great words — trauchle, bauchle, puggle, cloot, stravaig, stramash, crabbit, dunderheid and, yes, even ... «Herald Scotland, Sep 13»
