temse

== English == === Alternative forms === tems, tempse === Etymology === From Middle English temse (“a sieve”) and temsen (“to sieve”), both from Old English temsian, temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”). Compare also French tamis, Dutch teems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems (“sieve”), German dialectal Zims (“sieve”). Compare also tamine. Doublet of tamis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛms/, /tɛmz/ === Verb === temse (third-person singular simple present temses, present participle temsing, simple past and past participle temsed) (obsolete or dialectal) To sift. === Noun === temse (plural temses) (UK, obsolete or dialectal) A sieve. ==== Derived terms ==== temse bread, temsed bread temse loaf === References === “temse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Tesem, meets, metes, steem, steme, teems, temes == Middle English == === Alternative forms === temes, temeze, temmes, temps, tempse, temys, temze === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English *temes, from Proto-West Germanic *tamisu, of unclear origin. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɛːmz(ə)/, /ˈteːmz(ə)/, /ˈtɛmz(ə)/, /-(p)s(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== temse sieve Synonym: sive ===== Related terms ===== temsen ===== Descendants ===== English: temse, tems, tempse Scots: teemse ==== References ==== “temse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== temse alternative form of temsen