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tercein (s.xiii1)

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

tercein (s.xiii1)

terceyn,  tercian,  terciein,  tercien,  tercine,  tersain,  tertein,  terteine,  terteyn,  tertian,  tertiane,  tertien;  tiercein  (trecine)  
  FEW:  tertius 13/i,268b Gdf:  tierçain 7,709a GdfC: TL: tierçain 10,294 DEAF:  tierz (tierçain)  DMF:  tierçain  / tierçaine  TLF: OED:  tertian a. and n.  MED:  tercian a.  / tercian n.  DMLBS:  tertianus 3418b

a.num.

num.(ordinal) third (in a series, sequence, etc.)
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm ) Pur la tusse bone medecine: [...]. Autre: [...]. Pur tercine medecine: Quant le solail est levé au matin [...]  Med Comp ANTS 29.1040
fevere terceine
fevere1

s.

1num.(ordinal) third one (in a series, sequence, etc.)
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 ) Purquei fust allez nomez De totes lettres la premereine, E beth ore la secundeine, E gimel, purquei terceine, E dalez issi quarteine?  Enfances 903
2unitvolumetertian, cask or liquid measure equal to one third of a tun (84 gallons or 382 litres) or of a butt (50 gallons or 227 litres)
(1423) fuist ordeinez [...] qe toneus, pipes, tercian [...] serroient de certein meure, c’est assavoier, le tonell de vyn [...], la tercian de .iiijxx. et .iiij. galons  Stats ii 222.xi
( 1429-30 ) Poul Morel: .C xxij. bout de vin — cran. nihil, cust. .xx. s. .iiij. d.; .xxxvj. tertien, contenu .xij. bout — cust. .ij. s.  Port Bk studer 106.590
(1439) ascune tonelle, pipe, tertiane ou hoggeshed de vin, oyle ou mele qe defaille ascunement de l'assise [...]  Rot Parl1 v 31
3pathol.tertian fever, fever characterized by recurrence on alternate days
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 ) Item a freide fevre: [...]. Item as terteines: [...]  Pop Med 123.153
( MS: s.xivm ) sa marice est corrumpu et quant il va, sa destre coste li doute et sa teste, et sovent il ad tercine  Future 302
( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) si chiet sovent le corps en un terceyne, et de celle terceyne en un plus grande maladie  Sz Med1 128.30
( MS: s.xv ) pur garir ces ke sunt asmatici, ces sunt ke unt trecine fort al pys  Five Med MSS 131.E157
terceine continue
pathol.continual tertian fever, fever without intermission between the paroxysms
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Cure a caus qui travaillent de sinoque ou de causon ou de terceine continue ou de sinoca ou de causonide ou de sinochide  A-N Med i 168.17
duble terceine
pathol.double tertian fever, fever characterized by daily recurrence
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) Cirop acetus si est fait de sucre et de vinegre, si est bon pur simple terceyne et pur duble terceyne  Pharmacopoeia 17.385
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Et si la tierceine est doble, si le face l'en en meisme la maniere fors que om doit user plus tenve diete  A-N Med i 165.7

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See also:

terce  tercenal  tercerie  
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