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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temse

/tɛms/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
temse
IPA
/tɛms/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sift.

Obsolete

noun

A sieve.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: temse, temsian

Usage

Inflected Forms

temses (present, singular) temsing (participle, present) temsed (participle, past) temsed (past) tems (alternative) tempse (alternative) temses (plural)

Phrases

temse bread temsed bread temse loaf

Questions

How do you pronounce temse?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛms/.
What does temse mean?
To sift.
Where does temse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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