Middle English Dictionary Entry
temse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | temse n. Also tem(m)es, tem(m)is, temps(e, tem(e)ze, tenze, timze; pl. temis. |
| Etymology | OE *temes, (in cpd.) tæmes-; cp. MDu. teems, tem(p)se & MLG tem(e)s(e, temis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A sieve or strainer.
Associated quotations
- (1361) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29157 : j temes novo.
- (?1362) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100566 : Pro duabus temys emp. pro pistrina, 2 s.
- (1410) Will York in Sur.Soc.4549 : De xviij d. de j schakyngsiff, j tempse.
- (1432) Invent.Jarrow in Sur.Soc.29100 : j temmes, j bulteclathe.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)488 : Temze [Win: Temeze], sive: Setarium..Temzyn wythe a tymze [Win: tenze]: Setatio, attamino, setario.
- (a1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.4599 : Item, j temse et j syf, iiij d.
- (1452) Will York in Sur.Soc.45137 : Domus pandoxatorii..j temmys cum j credo.
- (1465) Paston (EETS)1.325 : A temps to clense wyth..a syff to syft malte.
- c1480 *Medulla (Pep 2002)224b : Setarium: a temse, a syff.
- a1500 Add.37075 Gloss (Add 37075)76/313a : Tarantarum: a temys.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1400 Trin-C O.9.39 Recipes (Trin-C O.9.39) 4/30 : Ȝif þu haue no sarce or temse, take and bulte hit þurw a lynnen cloth.
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