"temse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛms/, /tɛmz/ Forms: temses [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|temse|t=a sieve}} Middle English temse (“a sieve”), {{m|enm|temsen|t=to sieve}} temsen (“to sieve”), {{inh|en|ang|temsian}} Old English temsian, {{m|ang|temesian|t=to sieve; strain; sift}} temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”), {{cog|fr|tamis}} French tamis, {{cog|nl|teems}} Dutch teems, {{cog|frr|tems}} North Frisian tems, {{m|da|tems||sieve}} tems (“sieve”), {{m|de|Zims||sieve}} Zims (“sieve”), {{m|en|tamine}} tamine, {{doublet|en|tamis}} Doublet of tamis Head templates: {{en-noun}} temse (plural temses)
  1. (UK, obsolete or dialectal) A sieve. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (topical): Tools Derived forms: temse bread, temsed bread, temse loaf
    Sense id: en-temse-en-noun-3CeoVvr5 Disambiguation of Tools: 76 24 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 71 9 15 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 10 15 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tems, tempse

Verb

IPA: /tɛms/, /tɛmz/ Forms: temses [present, singular, third-person], temsing [participle, present], temsed [participle, past], temsed [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|temse|t=a sieve}} Middle English temse (“a sieve”), {{m|enm|temsen|t=to sieve}} temsen (“to sieve”), {{inh|en|ang|temsian}} Old English temsian, {{m|ang|temesian|t=to sieve; strain; sift}} temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”), {{cog|fr|tamis}} French tamis, {{cog|nl|teems}} Dutch teems, {{cog|frr|tems}} North Frisian tems, {{m|da|tems||sieve}} tems (“sieve”), {{m|de|Zims||sieve}} Zims (“sieve”), {{m|en|tamine}} tamine, {{doublet|en|tamis}} Doublet of tamis Head templates: {{en-verb}} temse (third-person singular simple present temses, present participle temsing, simple past and past participle temsed)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) To sift. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-temse-en-verb-yhxbpEgg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tems, tempse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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