† betraise, -traish, v. Obs.
Forms: 4 bi-, betrais(e, -trayse, bitrissh, bytrassh, betreyss, Sc. betrese, 4–6 betrais(s, 5 betraishe, -trayshe, -trasche, 6 betrassh, -traysshe, Sc. betrase.
[f. be- 2 + traïss-, trahiss-, lengthened stem of F. trahir to betray, q.v.]
A by-form of betray, chiefly northern.
1. trans. To deliver treacherously into the hand or power of an enemy; = betray 1.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 15272 He þat etes o mi dische, He sal be-trais [v.r. betrays, -traye] me. c 1386 Chaucer Pars. T. 195 He hadde be bitraysed of his disciple. 1430 Lydg. Chron. Troy iv. xxxv, This priest..For golde and good betrayshed the cytye. 1558 Kennedy Compend. Treat. in Misc. Wodrow Soc. 136 The devyll possessit the hart of Judas to betrais his Lorde. |
2. To act treacherously towards (a person); to deceive (the trustful or innocent).
| c 1374 Chaucer Troylus v. 1780 For wommen that betraised be Thorwgh fals folk. 1375 Barbour Bruce iv. 17 Worthy crystoll off Seytoune In-to Loudon betresyt was. c 1400 Rom. Rose 1648 In the snare I felle anoon, That hath bitrisshed many oon. 1501 Douglas Pal. Hon. i. lx, Thou..hes..Hir sone..For till betrais awaitit heir sen prime. |
3. To seize or entrap (the unsuspecting).
| c 1400 Epiph. (Turnb. 1843) 136 Yf he may askape Or deth betrasche hym with hys sodeyn rape. 1535 Lyndesay Satyre 3282 Haif I nocht maid ane honest schift That hes betrasit common Thift? 1583 Stanyhurst æneis iv. (Arb.) 108 A tarbreeche quystroune..with phrensye betrasshed. |
4. To reveal, disclose incidentally. Cf. betray 6.
| c 1400 Rom. Rose 1520 He therof was alle abasshed; His owne shadowe was hym bytrasshed. |