Middle English Dictionary Entry
tissen v.
Entry Info
Forms | tissen v. |
Etymology | Prob. imitative; cp. hissen v. & G zischen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To hiss.
Associated quotations
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)761 : Nedder tissith.
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)838 : Cyne recifle: Swan tissith.