Middle English Dictionary Entry
terne n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | terne n.(2) |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A throw of a die or dice with each face showing a three; also fig.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Dice(2) (Boston 100)p.31 : Synk ternes [vr. treyys] desaues ye noght, for you ert trew in will and thoght.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)2019 : Rycharde..gaue hym a stroke on the molde, That deed he thought be he sholde; Ternes [vrr. Termis, Strakes] and quernes he gaue hym there.