"tidy" meaning in Middle English

See tidy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtiːdiː/ Forms: tidiere [plural], tidiere [singular, weak], tidiest [comparative], tidi [alternative], tydy [alternative], tide [alternative], tyde [alternative], tydee [alternative], tyedy [alternative]
Etymology: From tide (“time”) + -y (“-y”). First attested before 1300. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|tide|-y|id1=time|t1=time|t2=-y}} tide (“time”) + -y (“-y”), {{etydate|before|1300}} First attested before 1300 Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|tidiere|comparative|tidiest||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} tidy (plural and weak singular tidiere, comparative tidiest), {{enm-adj|tidiere|tidiest}} tidy (plural and weak singular tidiere, comparative tidiest)
  1. Timely, prompt; conveniently timed:
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-bIwToxwe Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 61 39 0 0 0 0
  2. Timely, prompt; conveniently timed:
    (of fruit) Ripening early.
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-BD5YTnem Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 18 21 21 16 23
  3. Excellent, skilled, noble:
    Brave, valiant (in battle)
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-3ADPdImQ Categories (other): Horticulture, War Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 18 21 21 16 23 Disambiguation of War: 0 0 72 7 4 17
  4. Excellent, skilled, noble:
    (rare) Finely crafted or made.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-Y51Vsv4C Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 18 21 21 16 23
  5. Healthy, fertile (of animals, plantss, or soil):
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-jMVM~v3q Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 18 21 21 16 23
  6. Healthy, fertile (of animals, plantss, or soil):
    (Early Scots, of cattle) In calf; fertile.
    Sense id: en-tidy-enm-adj-Xg3-qdLg Categories (other): Early Scots, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 3 1 6 2 10 10 10 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 5 18 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 14 7 4 1 11 2 8 8 8 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 1 1 3 2 11 16 9 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 1 0 2 1 14 15 9 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 6 26 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 18 21 21 16 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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