Middle English Dictionary Entry
tẹ̄ne n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | tẹ̄ne n.(2) Also ten, tean, tein(e, teone, tain, tin(e, tion, (K) tiene & teu(e)ne, toene, tuen(e & (early) teona(n, teonen, tenne, tone, tounen, tuone & (?error) tynn; pl. tenes & (early) teonen. |
Etymology | OE tēona, tīona; also cp. ME tīnen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Injury, harm, wrong; also, an injury; o (in) ~, wrongfully; (b) don (timbren, werken) ~, to do harm; do harm (to sb.); also, do an injury (to sb.); (c) reproach, insult; shame.
Associated quotations
a
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)111/12 : On hwan wræc þes mann his teona?
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)122/5 : Him þene teone iþafien nolden þe heo syððæn wið Crist ȝefremedon.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)19900 : Herodyas..wollde..cwellenn Godess þeww Johan, To wrekenn hire tene.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)1228 : Heo..bæd heom for heora wurðscipe wreken hire teonan.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2353 : Mine burȝes & mine buri gode..he me halt a teonen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2921 : Þa oðere of Rome..slæn heom bi-twenen and wreken ore tounen.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)10007 : He..wende him toward engelond to awreke him of is tene.
- c1330 Þe siker soþe (Auch)6 : So mani tenes ou[s] tas Þurch fonding of fele fas.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)1107 : He told tofore þe grete his tene and his harmes, how þe duk of Saxoyne dede him gret wrong.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)2462 : Ȝyf þe byer may weyl lene Þat þyng with-oute losse or tene, he ys holde to helpe hym.
- a1425 God & sient (CmbAdd 5943)p.245 : Saue me, lorde..fro al enemys & ffro all tene.
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)978 : It be-houes folk of religioun Suffer tenes & tribulacioun And honor þam þat dose þam scath.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)1032 : Every man his vowe he made To venge the Sowdan of his tene.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)12542 : Telamon, in tene, tid for to pull Cassandra the cleane out of hir cloise temple.
b
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)97/9 : We sculen geðyldelice arefnen þa teonen [L iniurias] þe us oðre mænn doð.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)84/15 : Ne beo ȝe..swa ða yfelæ neddræ, terende eow bitweonen & teone wyrcende.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2998 : While he dude us tuone; Nu is þe king iburied.
- ?a1300(c1250) Prov.Hend.(Dgb 86)st.15 : Wo se wile here in londe liven Mani manere he mot given, Þey him þinke pine..Soum for heye of loþe fendes Þat willen him don tine.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)306 : He wald..hewe me wiþ swerdes kene, Ȝif ich hadde don him þat tene.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)7980 : His fas philistiens..had don him mani tenis.
- a1400(a1325) Glo.Chron.B (Trin-C R.4.26)849/166 : Me huld of his castles & dude him grete teone [vr. tuene, alt. from: teuene].
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)2.166 : Wolde he hem no wo þat wroght hym al þat teune.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)22 : Bolde bredden þer-inne, baret þat lofden..tene þat wroȝten.
- a1425(?a1350) 7 Sages(2) (Glb E.9)4281 : Þou haues..with þi treson done me tene.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)282 : Thay salle ȝitt be tybire tymbire ȝow tene.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)1250 : We naue don hem treye & tene; Þer frendes þorow vs han þey lorn.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)13.98 : He hopeth ȝow..to don bothe tene & wrake.
- a1450 SLeg.MPChr.(StJ-C B.6)1890 : Ȝif we suffren hym þus gon he wil don vs gret tene; þese folk wil alle to hym turne..& þorw hem schul we be destroyȝed.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)2377 : A rebelle hounde doth ofte grete tene.
- c1450 Page SRouen (BodeMus 124)p.55 : He..wrougȝt to the Frensche men wo and tene.
- c1450(a1400) Libeaus (Clg A.2)1416 : Sche dede hym greet tene.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)10079 : Troiell with his troiens myche tene wroght.
c
- c1225 Body & S.(2) (Wor F.174)68/17 : Þin muþ is betuned; [þu] þeo teone ut lettest, Þe heom sore grulde.
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)50 : Þu dest me grame & seist me boþe tone & schame.
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)439 : Hi nome twey þeoues..Þene enne hi honge in one half for to don him teone.
- a1350 Prov.Hend.(Hrl 2253)88 : Tel þou neuer þy fomon Shome ne teone þat þe is on.
2.
Physical suffering, pain; also, the torment of hell; a torment of hell; ~ and trei; don ~, to cause (sb.) pain, afflict.
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) St.Juliana (Bod 34)15/165 : Nulle ich..þe mix maumez..herien for teone ne for tintreohe þet ȝe me mahe timbrin.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Kath.(1) (Roy 17.A.27)79/698 : Ne mei me nowðer teone ne tintreo turnen from mi leoue monnes luue.
- a1275 On leome (Trin-C B.14.39)114 : Wenne he scauit is wndis þat reuful beet to seine, Help us, leuedi, þe stunde Wen he s[c]auit is tenne.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)1237 : Ich wot þou seost ham now in helle in al hare teone.
- a1350 When þe nyhtegale (Hrl 2253)4 : Loue is to myn herte gon wiþ one spere so kene, nyht ant day my blod hit drynkes; myn herte deþ me tene.
- ?a1350 Guy(3) (Wales 572)609 : He had in the syd a wound ken, The wilk did him micil ten.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.279 : Ebroynus..pursuede Seint Leodegarius and dede hym moche woo and tene [Higd.(2): punyschede; L afflixit].
- c1390 Maidstone PPs.(Vrn)85 : Allas þi tormentes for tene, Þi bodi blak, þi bones bluwe!
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)11168 : Ihesus..shal..saue his folk fro endeles tene.
- (c1426) Audelay Poems (Dc 302)4/89 : Þer oþer schul haue turment and tene Fore couetyse.
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.BC (Trin-C R.3.20)81 : For hunger I feele so gret teene.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)14143 : Þe fend..come be fore god allmighty to gette hym leue..with tene to turment Iob body.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)112 : Ryghtwys men..þole mekill..Tene and tray of tormentoures.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)4868-9 : I shal for hem be swych a mene, Off synne to putte away the tene, The tenys off eternal wo.
- a1500(?c1400) Song Roland (Lnsd 388)632 : He shall tell in the town, who the tale heris, that it is correct, for tean of his eyres.
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)4.18.62b : I will þat man leve in angwysch, tene, & tribulacion v Mille yeer..in penaunce.
- ?a1525(?a1475) Play Sacr.(Dub 652)879 : The Passyon of Cryst..ys in dyspyte of hys infernall tene [alt. from: payne].
- 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)243/312 : Lazar..lyeth sicke..and suffereth mych teene.
3.
(a) Suffering, adversity; a misfortune, hardship; also, loss, losing; ~ tide; winter(es ~; ~ and trei, trei and ~, misery; (b) bringen in (of, oute of) ~, to get (sb.) into (out of) trouble; haven ~, suffer hardship; tellen tene(s, tell (sb. one's) troubles; turnen to ~, result in hardship (for sb.); (c) sorrow, grief; care, anxiety, distress; ~ and trei, trei and ~; a ~ in love, an instance of lovesickness; (d) a cause for grief, cause of distress; trei and ~; (e) hopelessness, despair; also, weakness, timidity.
Associated quotations
a
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)6/58 : Ha..teonen þolien & gromen & scheomen.
- a1275 Seinte Mari moder (Trin-C B.14.39)53 : I þorou þi swete bene..mot leuen al þis worldes tene [L miserorum].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)1010 : Þa bi-þohte he on Troyȝen, þer his cun teone þoleden.
- a1300 Owl & N.(Jes-O 29)458 : Ne recche ich nouht of wintres teone.
- c1300 SLeg.Cross (LdMisc 108)148 : He in þe ualeye of Ebron leouede with teone and wo.
- ?c1335 Nou ihc for þi (Hrl 913)59 : Moch ten suffrid hi, Her hi miȝt bring þe wrecche to wel.
- a1350 Dream Bk.(1) (Hrl 2253)100 : In water þikke & trouble buen, bytokneþ bo deceyte & tuen.
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)3006 : Treuþe pliȝten þay, In wining and in tin Trewe to ben.
- (a1333) Herebert Soethþe mon (Add 46919)12 : Þys lyf nys bote sorewe away, Ounneþe ys mon glad-uol o day, vor sorewe and toene and kare.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2369 : Þe werwolf..wist of here tene and beþout how best wore þe beres to save.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.219 : Man..fel out of hiȝe in to lowh..out of ioye and welþe in to peyne and tene.
- c1390 NHom.Narrat.(Vrn)16.272/1048 : God vs schulde from tene.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)332 : What seruez tresor, bot garez men grete When he hit schal efte wyth tenez tyne?
- c1410 Visit.Infirm.(1) (UC 97)451 : Lyuynge..what is it but muchel trauail..tene and disese?
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.1209 : Oppressed hertes..drery wern aforn of nyȝtes tene.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)4750 : Pryme temps full of frostes white..And newe fruyt fillid with wynter tene.
- c1450(c1350) Alex.& D.(Bod 264)700 : A spild spirit..may speke wondrus And telle what bitide schal of tene oþur of welþe.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)14370 : Why suld we not als stably stand when tenys and turfurs tydes vs tyll.
- a1475 Mourn.Hare (Brog 2.1)59 : There is no best..That suffuris halfe so myche tene As doth þe sylly wat.
- c1450(c1400) Emare (Clg A.2)483 : The kyng of France..Was be-sette wyth many a Sarezyne And cumbered alle in tene.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)39/533 : Here haue we beyn..with tray and with teyn and dreed mekill wogh.
- a1500 Methodius(3) (Stw 953)665 : Thus all londys þey xall afray..& all xall turne to tene & tray.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)2718 : No man tentes to tene er þe tyme come, Ne ferd is for fortune till it falle to.
- 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)442/114 : After bale, boote thou bringes, and after teene-tyde, tydinges.
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)241 : Eruba in exile..caught was in teene; With doole dried hee so his dayes in sorowe.
b
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)180/22 : Þis is þe selhðe on eorðe, hwa se mei for godes luue habben scheome & teone.
- a1275(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Trin-C B.14.39)112/364 : He sal him rere dreiȝe & moni tene selliche hawen.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)p.41 : Ich was er mid him wel ynouȝ, and that me bringeth nou in teone.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)653 : Nymeþ of him þat besaunt, and takeþ him þat haþ tene.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)8558 : Roberd..nom wiþ hire gret garison to bringe hom out of tene.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)126/353 : Byde þe heuene quene Þet hy ous brynge al out of tene At oure mest nede.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)607 : Now wol I telle þe my tene.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.3399 : Sche hir fader out of teene Hath broght.
- a1400(c1250) Floris (Eg 2862)138 : With wreth he cleped þe Queene And tolde hur alle his teene.
- a1400 Lament Berkeley (Mid Mi O1)18 : A gresshop is gladd whil gardins ben grene; He thinkes o no tempest þat turnes him to tene.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)547 : Ȝe knowe þe cost of þis cace, kepe I no more To telle yow tenez þer-of.
- c1400 St.Alex.(2) (Trin-O 57)264 : God self wolde his care wende..And bringe him of tene.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)1956 : Thow arte betrayede of þi men that moste thow on traystede, That schall turne the to tene and torfere.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)21.24 : Thowghte he..That Owre lord him hadde forgeten Clene, That he there so Was browht In tene.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)1797 : Scho..broght al the gestis in tene.
- c1450(c1350) Alex.& D.(Bod 264)771 : Þei greven ȝou ofte, For everi time hit ȝou turneþ to tene and to harme.
- a1500 Merch.& S.(Cmb Ff.2.38)260 : Bringe me owt of teene.
c
- a1250 Cristes milde moder (Nero A.14)61 : Mid ham is muruhðe moniuold wið-ute teone & treie.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)11738 : Frolle..þa ȝeten tunden mid teonen inoȝe and þa word seide, sorhful an heorte.
- ?a1300 Sirith (Dgb 86)174 : I lede mi lif wiþ tene and kare..for on suete wif.
- c1330 Why werre (Auch)101/381 : Al þat whilom was murthe is turned to treie and tene.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2476 : Al here tene was turned into joye.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)10472 : Þan was soruful son dame anna..And went hir þeþen in tene and trei.
- (1402) Hoccl.Cupid (Hnt HM 744)242 : So can We mennes hertes sette on fyre And as vs list hem sende ioie & teene.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.465 : After al his tene..Whan his sorwe gan lite & lite pace..A-noon he wrouȝt.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)2.61 : Hym fil that day a teene In love, for which in wo to bedde he wente.
- (1440) Capgr.St.Norb.(Hnt HM 55)248 : Felle a caas of stoynyng & of tene Vnto him, eke ful desesy in thoute.
- c1440(c1350) Octav.(1) (Thrn)139/980 : I may noþir ete nor drynke So full I ame of tene.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)736 : Litel he slepiþ..Ofte tourneþ for tene.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)150 : Slik care kindils in his curte, quen þai þer kyng myssid, Þat it ware tere any tonge of þar tene to reken.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)86/6 : Thorow that stroke hit turned to grete dole, tray and tene.
- c1500(1463) Ashby Pris.(Trin-C R.3.19)236 : Feare and tene she was in, Mornyng, sorowyng, euyr in drede, To opteyne the loue of Ihesu.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)63/48 : Than entreth sorowe and tene in their hertes.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.54 : For sorow then, she sleugh hir selfe for tene.
- 1600(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hrl 2013)9/209 : This daunce will torne to teene and traye.
d
- ?a1300 Loue is sofft (Dgb 86)2 : Loue is muche tene, loue is muchel kare.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)5030 : He ne lifuede noht longe; þat was mochel teone.
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)387 : The harm, the routhe, That hath betyd..for to thynken hyt, a tene is.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.323 : Þe follych child is treye & tene of his fadir.
e
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)31/5 : Þet uerþe heaued of þe wyckede beste is onlusthede..and tyene to do wel [Vices & V.(2): werynesse of goode deedes].
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)31/14 : Þe oþer is arȝnesse þet is tyene of herte.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)34/8 : Al hit him tieneþ, and zuo he ualþ in-to zorȝe and into tyene to libbe, zuo þet him-zelf him hasteþ and wylneþ his dyaþ.
4.
(a) Vexation, chagrin; anger, wrath; trei and ~; comen in a ~, to become angry; don ~, make (sb.) angry; (b) ill will, malice, spite; also, a feeling of ill will; trei and ~, malice; (c) strife, conflict, dissension; also, guile, deceit; (d) a fit of anger, murderous rage.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)19606 : Ta warrþ wraþ Herode King Wiþþ Sannt Johan Bapptisste, & forrþi let he takenn himm To wrekenn hise tene.
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)14/194 : He o teone & o grome wodeluker weorreð.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)63/22 : Pellican is a fuhel se weamod & se wreaðful þet hit sleað ofte o grome his ahne briddes hwen ha doð him teone [Nero: teoneð him].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)87 : Weorre makede Turnus; mid teonen he wes idrefeð.
- a1325 SLeg.Bridget(2) (Corp-C 145)197 : He was ney for wraþþe wod; he nuste wat do for teone.
- c1330 Otuel (Auch)937 : Carmel..was strong & ful of tene & smot sore.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)124/15 : Þise uour uirtues byeþ..Strengþe, þet he ne by be tyene oþer be drede oþer be zorȝe ouercome.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2073 : Þemperour for treie and tene as a tyraunt ferde, wax ney wod of his witte, and wroþliche seide, [etc.].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)28153 : I womman haue vn-buxum bene And tarid myn husband to tene.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)14728 : Ihesus come in a tene & oute he kest ham al bedene.
- c1410(c1350) Gamelyn (Hrl 7334)303 : Gamelyn..his teene wrak.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)5.3161 : Furiously in his Irous tene..he slowe of hem fiftene.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)481 : Hercules..was Angered..Him thoughte for tene his herte to-brak.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.7055 : Pirrus in his teene Off hatful ire slouh yonge Polliceene.
- c1450(c1415) Roy.Serm.(Roy 18.B.23)306/8 : When an irus man oft tymes hym wrathes, his hert swelles a-non for tene.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)14093 : Myn herte wolde for Ire tremble, Ryve atwo almost for tene.
- c1475 Awntyrs Arth.(Tay 9)p.19 : He talkes tille him in tene.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)83/168 : Thise tythyngys doth me teyne.
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)9899 : He wraþþeth God..Þanne is domesman þerfore Venger of Goddes tene to be.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)1978 : The tyrand in his tene hade turnyt hym to sle.
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)806 : Þe grete god..Schall þee wisse fro wo and wreche of his teene.
b
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)66/1 : Þe dyeuel beginþ þet uer of tyene and euel wyl.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.3106 : He hir serueth so gentilly That was ther no word hem bitwene Of ialousie or any oother tene.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.321 : Men..putte away alle anger and tene.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)4084 : Foure dyscyplys..seyd..wyþ grete enuye, scorne, and tene, [etc.].
- c1400 St.Anne(1) (Min-U Z.822.N.81)2097 : Þe master was a dispitous man; Ihesus fortene he smate.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.797 : Þe fyre..enbraseth hertis by hatrede To make hem brenne..On ouþer party þoruȝ his cruel tene, Þer is no staunche but scharp swerdys kene.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)157 : Frounced foule was hir visage, And grennyng for dispitous Rage; Hir nose snorted vp for tene.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)9.500 : The knyff of moordre grounde was so keene Bi hir malys of long contynuaunce, Hir corage fret with infernal teene, Spared nouther kyn nor alliaunce.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5321 : As any terand for tene, he with his tethe gnaistes.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)14868 : I [Envy] wexe megre, pale and lene, Dyscolouryd, off verray tene.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)6/185 : Joseph and mylde mary..were sclawndryd with trey and tene.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)111.9 : He sall gnaste for angire and tene.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)7554 : He was..Full of tene and of yre.
c
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)38 : Þa Grickes hefden Troye mid teone bi-wonen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)90 : Teone wes on compe þar Turnus feol.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.265 : Wales..Scotland..Was neuer in þam both terme set..þat þei discorded wroth, þe pes tion in þam founde.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.279 : Now has þou myght, gyf þi dome right..Els wille þei..bigynne newe tene.
- a1425 KAlex.(LinI 150)2446 : Mark of Rome and Antioche..arerid a neowe teone [Ld: playt]; Me myȝte yseo þer knyȝtis defoille.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3260 : Al þus þen ended þe breþere wrathe, Þer tene turned to game & glathe.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)94/26 : For the feende suld so be fedd Be tyne..God made þat mayden.
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)142 : Or hee tooke so their toune, teene gan spring: Many a dulfull dint dealed þei thare.
d
- a1425(?a1350) Nicod.(1) (Glb E.9)533 : Pilat said þan in a tene, [etc.].
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)400/188 : Bern..Slouh him riht ther in his furious teene.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)853 : Þen tittis he doune in þat tene, þe tablis ilkane.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)323/13 : In a tene he threw it vnto hym.
- a1500(?c1450) Florence (Cmb Ff.2.38)1083 : They..slewe hym in that tene.
5.
(a) Pains taken, travail [quot. 1435 may belong to time n.]; ~ and travail, travail and ~, painful effort; (b) taken ~, to take heed, pay attention.
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a
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)8126 : Muche was þe manslaȝt þat þere was ido Vor hii wiþinne versse were wiþoute trauail & tene.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)2123 : Þis ys þat tresour whar-for ȝe han trauayl & tene i-had.
- a1400 Wiþ wo & drede (Hrl 7322)5 : Teone and trauail shal beo my lif.
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)10.145 : An aungel in angir hiȝte hym to wende Into þis wrecchide world to wonen & to libben In tene & trauaille to here lyues ende.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)6.135 : Ȝe wasten þat men wynnen with trauaille and with tene.
- (1435) Misyn FL (Corp-O 236)70/13 : Contemplacion in greet tynn [L tempore] & with greet labour is gettyn.
- a1450(?a1349) ?Rolle Luf es lyf (Cmb Dd.5.64)36 : Swylk es þis worlde..All in travel and tene.
- c1450 Capgr.St.Kath.(Arun 396)prol.186 : Twelue yeer in þat lond he dwelled..To knowe her langage..Til he of her vsage had fully þe lore, Wyth ful moche stodye, tary and tene.
- a1500(1413) ?Hoccl.Poems PS (Eg 615)p.xxxvi/19 : He hath..gon to the wey of trauayle & of tene.
- a1500 Lady Prioress (Hrl 78)42 : They had layed ther loue apan the lady..they troblylyd [her] thorow tene.
b
- 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)124/720 : You may take good teene [rime: seene] that unbeleeffe is a fowle sinne.
- 1592 Chester Pl.(Add 10305)2.154 : Then will I rise as I have sayde, Take teene [Chester Pl.Antichr.: tente] to me ichone.
6.
Med. A disease of hawks characterized by shortness of breath.
Associated quotations
- a1450 *Rwl.Bk.Hawking (Rwl C.506)315b : An hawke þat trauelyth vp on þe tayn..wyll pant more for on batyng þan an oþer doth for iiij, & yf she sholde flee a lytill whyle almost she wolde lose hir breþe wheþer she be hye or lowe..make hir swolowe..pylettes..of þe teyn she shall be hole.
- a1475 Hrl.Bk.Hawking in Studia Neoph.1613 : Make here [hawk] swolow the iij pelotys..and do so iij tymes, and of the teyne he is saued.
- 1486 ?Berners Bk.St.Albans (Blades 1881)leaf b vi/b : A medicine for an hawke that hath the teyne.