v. In 5 bitrede. Now only in pa. pple. betrodden. [ME. f. bi-, BE- 4 + ME. treden TREAD v.] trans. To tread over or walk upon.
1398. Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., XIV. ii. (1495), 465. Erthe hyghte terra in latyn · and hath that name of the ouer party that tredyth other bitredeth the erthe.
1828. Carlyle, in Page, De Quincey, I. 279. Betrodden by picturesque tourists.
