tanesie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tanesei, tanesey, tanesy, tensi tansay, tansaye, tanse, tansey, tansy (mainly Late Middle English) tansȝey, tanze (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French tanesie, taneseie, from Early Medieval Latin tanacētum, atanacētum, of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtanɛˈziː(ə)/, /ˈtanɛziː(ə)/, /-æi̯/ IPA(key): /ˌtanˈziː(ə)/, /ˈtanziː(ə)/, /-æi̯/ (especially Late Middle English) === Noun === tanesie (uncountable) tansy (plants of the genus Tanacetum) (Late Middle English) A sort of pudding or omelet made with tansy. ==== Descendants ==== English: tansy Middle Scots: tansay, tansie Scots: tansy ==== References ==== “tansei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.