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tistre1 (s.xii1)

The form teissu is a cross reference to the following entry:

tistre1 (s.xii1)

tiser,  tissir,  tissre,  tister,  tistrer;  tystre,  tystrer  (testier  Fem2 36.12 );
ind.pr.3 tist,  tistre; 
ind.pr.6 tissent; 
pret.3 tisti; 
(pret.6 tristent  Ross ANTS 3659 );
p.pr. teisant,  teissant; 
p.p. teissu,  teissud,  teissuz,  tessu,  tisé,  tisseu,  tisu,  tissu,  tissute,  tisté,  tysu; 
p.p.pl. tisez,  tisseus,  tisseuz,  tissuz  
  FEW:  texere 13/i,290a Gdf:  tissir 7,729c / tistre 7,730a / tistrer 7,730c GdfC:  tisser 10,771c TL: tistre 10,334 / tistrer 10,335 DEAF:  tistre  DMF:  tisser  / tissir  / tistre  / tistrer  TLF:  tisser  / tissu 1  OED:  tissue v.  / tissued a.  MED: DMLBS:  texere 3427a / textare 3427b

v.trans.

1to weave, form by interlacing threads or materials
( 1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) De cordes ai teissud mun lit  Salemon 4638
textileto weave, manufacture on a loom
( MS: s.xiii1 ) contexere: (D) ensemble tissre (var. (J: s.xiii1) tissir )  Gloss Nequam1 250.73
( 1298; MS: s.xiii1 ) [..] q’il ne poent nul drap tistre ne fuler qe lour seit saunz le gré as prudeshommes de la vile  Lib Cust 131
( MS: s.xivm ) Et ceo siet l’em bien q’il n’ad en ciel nule terriene chose, dont vendreit ne seie ne leine dont la robe fu teissue, taillé et cosue  A-N Piety 40
2insects(of a spider) to weave, build (a web)
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Dunc iert de nus cumme de l’iraine Ke file e tist subtille uverainne  S Clem ANTS 10648
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) Le yraigne espant tut sun entraille, E en teiles tistre mult travaille  Mirur3 4911
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) La yraigne [...] comence de tystrer sa teille pur prendre les musches  BOZ Cont 147
3literatureto put together, compose with elaborate care
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Al second livre sui venuz, Qui trestot est en fin (=finely) teissuz Del glorious abbé Benoit, Qui prince e maistre e pere eroit En son tens de religion  Dial Greg SATF 3616
4textileto weave with, use on a loom
( c.1192; MS: b.1294 ) Filent e tissent ices peaus E dras en funt gentiz e beaus  Pr Jean3 130.499
( 1467 ) [...] si le dit file fuisset tisté et le dit draps fullez deinz le roialme  Stats ii 422

v.intrans.

1textileto weave, work on a loom
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin ) Les tremes (M.E. þe spoles) fray appariller A la tistresse pur tistrer (M.E. to weve)  BIBB ROTH (T) 354
2insects(of a spider) to weave, build a web
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 ) Quant iraigne file e tist, De sa buche le fil ist  Rom Phil 715

p.pr. as s.

occupationtextileweaver, one who makes woven fabric on a loom
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Trenchede est ensement cume de teissant la meie vie  Oxf Ps ANTS 133.II.5

p.p. as a.

1woven, formed from interlacing threads or materials
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Ly chareiz [...] Qe portent les vins [...] E la vessele d’or e les paieles tissuz (var. (P: c.1310) tisseuz )  Rom Chev ANTS 5369
textilewoven, manufactured on a loom
( MS: s.xiii1 ) texta: tisez de seye  Vernac Glosses 19.67
( MS: s.xiiiex ) texta: (C) seyntes tysuez (var. (L: s.xiii) sey tissu )  TLL ii 127.10
( 1467 ) qe null homme de la dite art face ascun wurstede saunz ceo q’il mette sur ceo son propre signe tistez ou entexez  Stats ii 420
2textilewoven, adorned with gold or silver thread
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) La chevesce del frein fu tuit a or batue, Ly poitrals a piere, la resne a or tissue (var. (P: c.1310) tessue )  Rom Chev ANTS 718
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm ) Draz de seie, [d’]or tisu a la mere dona  Genèse 264
( 1313 ) une ceynture, garnie d’argent, tissue  Foedera1 ii 203
( 1423 ) .j. remenaunt de velvet crimosy tissute d'or, contenant .iiij. ulnes  Rot Parl1 iv 228

sbst. inf.

textileweaving, manufacturing on a loom
( MS: s.xivin ) Ceste rule establit ele a luy, ke del matin dekes a houre de noune deserit a l’overaygne de tistre  A-N Piety 134

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See also:

texteresse  textour  textre  texture  tisserant  tissue1  tissuere  tissure  tissuré  tistresse  tistur 
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