Middle English Dictionary Entry
tei(e n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | tei(e n.(2) Also tai, ti(e, tigh & (in names) te, the, thie, teg(e, tegh(e, thege, thegh(e, thei(e, theighe, thihe, tihe & (error) taþ. |
| Etymology | OF taie, tei(e (vars. of toie)& OE tēah, tēag, tīg a coffer, an enclosed field; also cp. AL teia, var. of theca. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The membrane forming the outer covering of the brain, the dura mater; ?also, the skull [quot. a1470]; (b) a box, chest, coffer;—also coll. [quot. c1425, 1st]; also, ?a cover for a chest [quot. 1440]; spruce ~; (c) ~ lond, an enclosed piece of land; (d) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.177].
Associated quotations
a
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)6 : Corps, teste, et hanapel: Body, heuede, and heuedpanne..Toup, canel, et ceruel: Toppe, tey, and the brayne.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)69/25 : Serche þe wonde & schaue þe broken banes qwayntely þat þu tame nott þe tay of þe harnnes.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)42/93 : Iff thou se before the taþ [read: tay] as it wer a spynnynge webb or reede, that is tokynge that þe reme of the brayne is brokyn.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1237/21 : He smote hys fadir..with hys swerde..uppon the syde of the hede, that the swerde perced the helmet and the tay of the brayne.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)51/8 : Touche noȝt þe tay of þe brayne.
b
- c1275 LSSerm.(Clg A.9)190/68 : Atom his hire pater noster biloken in hire teye; Masses and matines ne kepeþ heo nouht.
- (1380) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.268 : [A] tye, [4 d.].
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.3559 : Tho tok sche forth a riche Tye Mad al of gold and of Perrie, Out of the which sche nam a Ring.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)5870 : Thei robbed clene al that thei founde..Off gold, siluer, & riche druri That thei fond In coffres and ty.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)9986 : Ȝoure brochis brode & al ȝoure byes That now ligges In ȝoure tyes.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)487 : Teye, of a cofyr or forcer: Teca, thecarium.
- a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)87/9 : Þey hadden also in þe oost wycches, tilles and tyes, cofrus and couerynges for scheldres, for habergouns, for bowes & arewes.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)2951 : Scho..broght the rynge anoon That lay loken in hir tie.
- (1460) *Will Spenser (Somerset Ho.) [OD col.] : Cum duabus cistis: vna factura de Tolowes et altera vocata Spruce tigh.
- a1500 Degrev.(Cmb Ff.1.6)568 : Boþe my lyff and my dede Ys loken in hur tye.
c
- (1407) Court R.Great Waltham in Ess.R.13204 : [A freehold called] Tye-lond, [5 acres valued at 20 d. net a year..escheated to the lord].
d
- (1162) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)93 : Teiffeld.
- (1200) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Gilleb. de la Thee.
- (1209) Pipe R.Winch41/48 : Rogero de la Tee.
- (1214-19) in Wallenberg PNKent234 : De Beritege.
- (1241) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Will. de la Theighe.
- (1256) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames69 : Joh. de la Forthey.
- (1271) Inquis.PM Hen.III in Archaeol.Cant.6245 : John de la Teghe.
- (1272-1307) in Wallenberg PNKent386 : Holmthege.
- (1275) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames69 : Ric. atte Fortheye.
- (1292) in Wallenberg PNKent81 : De Teghurste.
- (1296) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Pet. de la Thie.
- (1296) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Will. atte Thyhe.
- (1296) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 1069 : Alic' atte Tyhe.
- (a1300) in Wallenberg PNKent205 : De Grestheghe.
- (1312) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Phil. atte Thegh'.
- (1327) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 10188 : Johe atte Tegh.
- (1332) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Joh. atte Teghe.
- (1360) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames211 : Joh. atte Tye.
- (1362) in Wallenberg PNKent81 : De Teyhurst.
- (1367) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms231 : Agnes Taymaker.
- (1398) in Wallenberg PNKent81 : Tegheherst.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. tay.