tælan
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tālijan, *tālēn (“to deceive, strategise, persecute”), from Proto-Germanic *tēlō (“persecution, deceit”), equivalent to tāl (“blame”) + -an. Cognate with Old High German zālēn (“to persecute”), Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌻𐍉𐌽 (*tēlōn, “to harm, damage”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tǣlan
- to blame, accuse
- to rebuke, reprove
- to criticise, censure, reprimand
- to scorn, despise
- to insult, mock
Conjugation
Conjugation of tǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive | tǣlan | tǣlenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | tǣle | tǣlde |
second person singular | tǣlest, tǣlst | tǣldest |
third person singular | tǣleþ, tǣlþ | tǣlde |
plural | tǣlaþ | tǣldon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | tǣle | tǣlde |
plural | tǣlen | tǣlden |
imperative | ||
singular | tǣl | |
plural | tǣlaþ | |
participle | present | past |
tǣlende | (ġe)tǣled |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: telen