"tart" meaning in Middle English

See tart in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tart/, /tɛːrt/ [dialectal] Forms: teart [alternative], tarte [alternative], terte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English teart, from Proto-Germanic *tartaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|teart}} Old English teart, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tartaz}} Proto-Germanic *tartaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} tart, {{enm-adj}} tart, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. Sour, tart; having much acidity. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Taste
    Sense id: en-tart-enm-adj-z4AyafmJ Disambiguation of Taste: 48 35 17
  2. (Early Middle English) Acute, keen; showing sharpness. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-tart-enm-adj-ZvSRl5US Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 47 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} tart
  1. Alternative form of tarte Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: tarte
    Sense id: en-tart-enm-noun-Mb4NcMA-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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