Middle English Dictionary Entry
tīn(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tīn(e adj. |
| Etymology | ?From tīne n.(3); ?also cp. OF tantin n. or tantinet n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Very small, tiny.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)507 : Scho had layd in his lape a litill tyne egg.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)115/467 : Hayll, lytyll tyn mop, rewarder of mede!