A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Tymbre], v. to frame, build, PP; timbrin, S, S2.—AS. timbrian: Goth. timrjan; cp. OHG. zimbrón (Tatian).

[ Tymbre], sb. the crest of a helmet, also a helmet, WA; timber, Cotg.; tymbrys, pl., B.—OF. timbre (Cotg.); Lat. tympanum; Gr. τύμπανον; cp. SkD (s.v. timbrel).

[ Tyme], sb. time, due season, S, C2, C3, PP; tyme, pl., C2; tymes, C2. Comb.: tymeful, seasonable, early, W; timliche, quickly, S.—AS. tíma; cp. Icel. tími.

[ Tymen], v. to betide, S2.—AS. (ge)tímian.

[ Tynd], sb. the tine or prong of a deer’s horn, the spike of a harrow, JD, SkD; tyndis, S3.—AS. tind (Voc.); cp. Icel. tindr.

[ Tyne], adj. tiny, WA.

[ Tyne], sb. prickle, Prompt.

[ Tyne], v. to lose, S2, PP, H; tine, S2, H; tynt, pp., S2, PP, H. Der.: tynsil, loss, ruin, H; tinsill, H.—Icel. týna, to lose, to destroy, týnask, to perish, from tjón, loss, damage.

[ Tynen], v. to enclose, S2; tinen, S; tunen, S.—AS. týnan, from tún. See [Toun].

[ Tynken], v. to ring, tinkle, W.