A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Tele, sb. sorcery, magic, HD.

Telen, v. to reprove, to scoff at, S; tA|len, S.—­ONorth. telan (Luke 7. 30), AS. tA|*lan, to blame, from tAilu, ‘calumnia’ (Grein).

Telie, v. to till, cultivate, PP; see Tilien.

Telinge, sb. husbandry, culture, study, practice of magic; telynge, HD; tulyinge, PP; teolunges, pl., S.—­AS. teolung, tilung, tilling, culture, study.

Tellen, v. to tell, count, esteem, S, S2; telst, 2 pr. s.  S; telA deg., pr. s., S, S2; tellus, pl., S2; talde, pt. s., S; tolde, S2, PP; telld, S2; tolden, pl., S; talden to, accounted, S; telden, W; teald, pp., S; talde, S2; ytold, C2, S2; i-told, S; told, S2.—­AS. tellan, pt. tealde, pp. ge-teald.  See Tale.

Teme, sb. theme, subject, text, PP; teeme, S2, PP.—­OF. theme; Lat. thema; Gr. [Greek:  thema].

Teme, v. to tame, H; temyd, pp.  H.—­AS. temian (Voc.):  Goth, (ga)tamjan.

Temen, v. to bring forward as witness, S.—­AS. tA(C)man, tA1/2man (Schmid), from tA(C)am, a summoning for warranty (Schmid).

Temen, v. to make empty, to pour out, HD, Prompt., Cath., H; tume, JD; teym, JD.—­Icel. tAoema, to empty; from tA cubedmr, empty.  See Tome.

Temp, v. to tempt, H; tent, to probe, Sh.; temped, pp., HD.—­OF. tempter (F. tenter); Lat. tentare.

Temporal, adj. lasting but for a short time, S2.—­OF. temporel; Lat. temporalem (Vulg.).

Temporalite, sb. temporal power, PP; temperaltes, temporalities, PP.—­AF. temporalitee.

Tempre, v. to temper, moderate, restrain, PP, C2; temperid, pp., directed, W2; tempred, fitted, attuned, S2, PP.—­OF. temprer (F. tremper); Lat. temperare.

Tempre, adj. tempered, modified, temperate, H.—­OF. tempre.

Ten, v. to draw, pull, train, also to go, mount, reflex, to conduct oneself, S; teon, S; tuen, HD; te, HD; teA deg., pr. s., S; tuhen, pt. pl., S; i-to3*en, pp., S; i-tohen, S. Comb.:  ful-itohe, badly trained, S.—­AS. tA(C)on, pt. tA(C)ah (pl. tugon), pp. togen:  Goth, tiuhan; cp.  Lat. ducere; see Brugmann, ASec. 65.

Tend, adj. ord. tenth, S2, B; tende, HD.

Tende, sb. a tenth, HD; teind, tithe, S3; tendis, pl., H.—­Icel. tA-und, a tenth.

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