Obs. Also 5 teern. (ad. med.L. tern-āre ? to treble: cf. F. terner ‘to throw a tre[y] or three’ (Cotgr., 1611).] ? To throw a tern or terns in dice-playing. Hence † Terned ppl. a., † Terning vbl. sb.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 489/2. Ternyd, in pley or oþer thyngys (S. teernyt in pley or other lyk), ternatus. Ternyn, yn gamys pleyynge, terno. Ternynge, ternatus, ternacio.
