(Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Derived terms
temse bread, temsed bread
temse loaf
Etymology
From Middle Englishtemse(“a sieve”), from temsen(“to sieve”), from Old Englishtemsian, temesian(“to sieve; strain; sift”). Compare also Frenchtamis, Dutchteems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems(“sieve”), German dialectal Zims(“sieve”). Compare also tamine.