"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
  3. overcome, subdued Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-HsshkuCH Disambiguation of Plants: 7 8 18 16 20 19 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 12 14 24 24 15
  4. (of people) meek, compliant Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-Lt9zzbpu Disambiguation of Plants: 7 8 18 16 20 19 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 12 14 24 24 15
  5. (anatomy, medicine, of a fistula) inner, interior Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine, Agriculture, Horticulture Categories (lifeform): Animals, Plants
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-adj-GE8IaRF4 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 3 3 15 12 31 16 19 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 2 3 12 10 36 17 20 Disambiguation of Animals: 0 0 19 15 29 19 18 Disambiguation of Plants: 7 8 18 16 20 19 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 12 14 24 24 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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) Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-noun-4sL6rO9~ Disambiguation of Plants: 7 8 18 16 20 19 13 Categories (other): Northern Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 12 14 24 24 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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) Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-tame-enm-verb-tHM2ib50 Disambiguation of Plants: 7 8 18 16 20 19 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 12 14 24 24 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    "enm:Agriculture",
    "enm:Animals",
    "enm:Horticulture",
    "enm:Plants"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "tame",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "tame (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "freetime",
          "word": "tome"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Northern Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of tome (“freetime”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tome",
          "tome#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Northern) Alternative form of tome (“freetime”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tame"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (f2d86ce and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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