temsen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English temesian, temsian, from Proto-West Germanic *tamisōn; by surface analysis, temse (“sieve”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛːmzən/, /ˈteːmzən/, /ˈtɛmzən/, /-(p)sən/

Verb

temsen (third-person singular simple present temseth, present participle temsende, temsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle temsed)

  1. To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a riddle.
    Synonym: syften

Conjugation

Conjugation of temsen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) temsen, temse
present tense past tense
1st-person singular temse temsed
2nd-person singular temsest temsedest
3rd-person singular temseth temsed
subjunctive singular temse
imperative singular —
plural1 temsen, temse temseden, temsede
imperative plural temseth, temse —
participles temsynge, temsende temsed, ytemsed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: temse, tems, tempse
  • Scots: teemse, timse

References

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