tanesie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tanesei, tanesey, tanesy, tensi
- tansay, tansaye, tanse, tansey, tansy (mainly Late Middle English)
- tansȝey, tanze (Promptorium Parvulorum)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tanesie, taneseie, from Early Medieval Latin tanacētum, atanacētum, of unclear origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtanɛˈziː(ə)/, /ˈtanɛziː(ə)/, /-æi̯/
- IPA(key): /ˌtanˈziː(ə)/, /ˈtanziː(ə)/, /-æi̯/ (especially Late Middle English)
Noun
tanesie (uncountable)
- tansy (plants of the genus Tanacetum)
- (Late Middle English) A sort of pudding or omelet made with tansy.
Descendants
References
- “tansei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.