"tame" meaning in Middle English

See tame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: tam [alternative], tom [alternative], tome [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English tam, tom, from Proto-West Germanic *tam (“tame”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|tam}} Old English tam, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*tam||tame}} Proto-West Germanic *tam (“tame”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} tame, {{enm-adj}} tame
  1. (of animals) tame, domesticated
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-LfemztD9
  2. (of plants) cultivated, domesticated
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-8E~1gJds Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12
  3. overcome, subdued
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-HsshkuCH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Horticulture, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 19 23 16 15 11 Disambiguation of Animals: 0 0 27 5 24 18 26 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 0 27 0 25 19 29 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12
  4. (of people) meek, compliant
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-Lt9zzbpu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 19 23 16 15 11 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12
  5. (anatomy, medicine, of a fistula) inner, interior
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-GE8IaRF4 Categories (other): Anatomy, Medicine, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Horticulture, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 19 23 16 15 11 Disambiguation of Animals: 0 0 27 5 24 18 26 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 0 27 0 25 19 29 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tame, {{enm-noun|-}} tame (uncountable)
  1. (Northern) alternative form of tome (“freetime”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: tome (extra: freetime)
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-noun-Hio60sTQ Categories (other): Northern Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Horticulture, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 19 23 16 15 11 Disambiguation of Animals: 0 0 27 5 24 18 26 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 0 27 0 25 19 29 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Forms: tameth [present, singular, third-person], tamende [participle, present], tamynge [participle, present], tamed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} tame, {{enm-verb|stem=tam}} tame (third-person singular simple present tameth, present participle tamende, tamynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tamed)
  1. alternative form of tamen (“to cut, carve”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tamen (extra: to cut, carve)
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-verb-fKlzP9zm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Horticulture, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 19 23 16 15 11 Disambiguation of Animals: 0 0 27 5 24 18 26 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 0 0 27 0 25 19 29 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 11 21 12 16 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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    }
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          "extra": "to cut, carve",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "tamen",
          "tamen#Middle_English"
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  ],
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}

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          "extra": "freetime",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "alternative form of tome (“freetime”)"
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}

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