Terme, sb. term, period, S, C2; termes, pl., expressions, examples, PP, C2; limits, ends, W, W2.—­AF. terme; Lat. terminum.

Terminen, v. to determine, limit, W; itermynet, pp., S2; y-termyned, PP.—­AF. terminer, to determine.

Terne, sb. a tarn, small lake, S2; tarne, Manip.—­Icel. tjArn (tjarn-).

Terre, sb. tar, Prompt.; tarre, PP; teer, HD; ter, B.—­AS. teoru (Voc.).

Terre, v. to provoke, W, W2; see Terien.

Terryng, sb. a provoking, W2.

Teruagant, sb. one of the seven gods of Hengest, S; Termagant, a supposed god of the Saracens, ND; one of the characters in the old moralities, ND, Sh., TG; Trivigant, ND.—­OF. Tervagant, also Tervagan, one of the three gods of the Saracens (Roland); cp.  It. Trivigante (Ariosto).

Teste, sb. a pot in which metals are tried, HD, SkD, C3; teest, HD. Phr.:  to bring to the test, lit. to bring to the refiner’s vessel, Sh.—­OF. teste, a refiner’s vessel; Lat. testa, a vessel used in alchemy, orig. a piece of baked earthenware, also shell of fish, skull, head.  Cp.  OF. test (F. tAt), a test in chemistry, orig. a potsherd, see Bartsch.

Testere, sb. a head-piece, helmet, tester for a bed, SkD, HD; teester, Prompt.; tester, C; testar, Palsg.—­OF. testiere, head-piece (Cotg.).

Testif, adj. headstrong, testy, CM; testie, S3.—­OF. testif (Palsg.).

Te-tealte, adj. quite unstable, in jeopardy, S2. (To- 2.)

TeA deg., pr. s.; teA deg. up, mounts, S; see Ten.

Tewelle, sb. the pipe of a chimney, HD; tuel, a pipe, HD.—­OF. tuel, tuyel (F. tuyau):  Sp. tudel; of Teutonic origin; see Kluge (s.v. dA1/4te), and Weigand (s.v. zotte).

Texte, sb. text, scripture, SkD; text, Cath., C2; tixte, PP, S2; tixt, PP; tyxte, PP; tyxt, PP.—­OF. texte; Lat. textum.

Textuel, adj. literal, C3.

Teye, sb. a coffer, Prompt.—­OF. teie (toie); Lat. the*ca; cp.  F. taie.

Teyne, sb. a thin plate of metal, C3.

Teyrre, of them, S; see Azei.

Teyse, v. to poise for shooting, HD; tasit, pt. s., B; taisand, pr. p., HD.—­OF. toiser, to measure (Cotg.).  See Teise.

Teyte, adj. pl. cheerful, HD; see Tayt.