temse
See also: Temse
English
Etymology
From Middle English temse (“a sieve”) and temsen (“to sieve”), both from Old English temsian, temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”).
Compare also French tamis, Dutch teems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems (“sieve”), German dialectal Zims (“sieve”). Compare also tamine. Doublet of tamis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛms/, /tɛmz/
Verb
temse (third-person singular simple present temses, present participle temsing, simple past and past participle temsed)
- (obsolete or dialectal) To sift.
Noun
temse (plural temses)
Derived terms
References
- “temse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English *temes, from Proto-West Germanic *tamisu, of unclear origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛːmz(ə)/, /ˈteːmz(ə)/, /ˈtɛmz(ə)/, /-(p)s(ə)/
Related terms
References
- “temse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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