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tistre1 (s.xii1)

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

tistre1 (s.xii1)

tiser,  tissir,  tissre,  tister,  tistrer;  tystre,  tystrer  (testier  36.12 );
ind.pr.3 tist,  tistre; 
ind.pr.6 tissent; 
pret.3 tisti; 
(pret.6 tristent  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  4638
textileto weave, manufacture on a loom
( MS: s.xiii1 ) contexere: (D) ensemble tissre (var. (J: s.xiii1) tissir )  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  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  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  10648
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) Le yraigne espant tut sun entraille, E en teiles tistre mult travaille  4911
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) La yraigne [...] comence de tystrer sa teille pur prendre les musches  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  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  130.499
( 1467 ) [...] si le dit file fuisset tisté et le dit draps fullez deinz le roialme  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)  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  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  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 )  5369
textilewoven, manufactured on a loom
( MS: s.xiii1 ) texta: tisez de seye  19.67
( MS: s.xiiiex ) texta: (C) seyntes tysuez (var. (L: s.xiii) sey tissu )  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  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 )  718
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm ) Draz de seie, [d’]or tisu a la mere dona  264
( 1313 ) une ceynture, garnie d’argent, tissue  ii 203
( 1423 ) .j. remenaunt de velvet crimosy tissute d'or, contenant .iiij. ulnes  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  134

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See also:

texteresse  textour  textre  texture  tisserant  tissue1  tissuere  tissure  tissuré  tistresse  tistur 
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