Middle English Dictionary Entry
temprẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | temprẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | Prob. from OF tempré, p.ppl. of temprer; also cp. ME temperẹ̄ adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. temper(e n.
1.
(a) The blending or mixing of things in due proportion; of on ~, ?physically or constitutionally compatible; (b) a person's mood, mental state, temperament.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)475 : Tempree, non tempre: Temperamentum.
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)3332 : It bihoueþ þat he and she Be boþe to-gidre of oone tempre.
b
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)10370 : Leue his wrathþe so shal he And bycome in good tempre.