"tesen" meaning in Middle English

See tesen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛːzən/
Etymology: From Old English tǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|tǣsan}} Old English tǣsan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*taisijan}} Proto-West Germanic *taisijan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} tesen, {{enm-verb|stem=tes}} tesen (third-person singular simple present teseth, present participle tesende, tesynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tesed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|tes}} Forms: teseth [present, singular, third-person], tesende [participle, present], tesynge [participle, present], tesed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], tesen [infinitive], to tesen [infinitive], tese [infinitive], tese [first-person, present, singular], tesed [first-person, past, singular], tesest [present, second-person, singular], tesedest [past, second-person, singular], teseth [present, singular, third-person], tesed [past, singular, third-person], tese [present, singular, subjunctive], tesed [past, singular, subjunctive], tese [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], tesen [plural, present], tese [plural, present], teseden [past, plural], tesede [past, plural], teseth [imperative, plural, present], tese [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], tesynge [participle, present], tesende [participle, present], tesed [participle, past], ytesed [participle, past], taise [alternative], teise [alternative], tese [alternative], tesien [alternative]
  1. To card (straighten the fibres of) wool. Synonyms: carden, tosen
    Sense id: en-tesen-enm-verb-JDk15U5s
  2. (cooking) To chop or slice up meat.
    Sense id: en-tesen-enm-verb-YRCUh6ne Categories (other): Cooking, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 48 35 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  3. (hunting, rare) To harass a quarry. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-tesen-enm-verb-cQpsSiT- Categories (other): Hunting Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tasel, tosen
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "tease"
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      "form": "tesende",
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    {
      "form": "tesynge",
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        "present"
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "to tesen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "tesen",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "teseden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "teseth",
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        "present"
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "tesynge",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "tesende",
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    },
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        "past"
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      "form": "taise",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "teise",
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      ]
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      "form": "tese",
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      "form": "tesien",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        "To card (straighten the fibres of) wool."
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        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ],
        [
          "straighten",
          "straighten#English"
        ],
        [
          "fibre",
          "fibre#English"
        ],
        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
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          "word": "carden"
        },
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          "word": "tosen"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "To chop or slice up meat."
      ],
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          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
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          "meat",
          "meat"
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        "(cooking) To chop or slice up meat."
      ],
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        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
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          "name": "Hunting",
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        "To harass a quarry."
      ],
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          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
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          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
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          "quarry",
          "quarry"
        ]
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        "(hunting, rare) To harass a quarry."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːzən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tesen"
}
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "form": "teseth",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "tesende",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "tesynge",
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "to tesen",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "tese",
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    {
      "form": "tesed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tesest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "tesedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "teseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tesed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teseden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ytesed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taise",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teise",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tese",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesien",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "stem": "tes"
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
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      "word": "tasel"
    },
    {
      "word": "tosen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To card (straighten the fibres of) wool."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ],
        [
          "straighten",
          "straighten#English"
        ],
        [
          "fibre",
          "fibre#English"
        ],
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          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "carden"
        },
        {
          "word": "tosen"
        }
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To chop or slice up meat."
      ],
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          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "chop",
          "chop"
        ],
        [
          "slice",
          "slice"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cooking) To chop or slice up meat."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Hunting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To harass a quarry."
      ],
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        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "quarry",
          "quarry"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting, rare) To harass a quarry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːzən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tesen"
}

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