Middle English Dictionary Entry
tincten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | tincten v. Also tinkt; p.ppl. tincted, tinct & (?error) tynat. |
| Etymology | From L tinctus, p.ppl. of tingere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. teinten v.(2)
1.
(a) To color (sth.), tint; (b) to apply medicine to (a part of the body).
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)53/55 : When it [urine] is passyt sa sone..colour of hyt is not profunded, id est, is not tynat [?read: tynct], ne dep, ne dyed.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)108/1253 : Opon þat is þe uryn mare tynct & mare..hee in colour.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)209/2066 : Þai are not of myght for to withhald þe uryn tyll hys tym, ne for to tynkt hyt.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)114a/a : If þe cure auaile not, be þe place tincted with þis tincture.