teye
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Middle English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English tēag (“cord”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
teye (plural *teyes)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sēm(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Old English tēag (“chest, enclosure”), of unclear origin; but possibly ultimately a semantic development of Etymology 1. A connection to Old Norse teigr (“plot of land”) is semantically attractive, though phonologically difficult.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
teye (plural *teyes)
Descendants[edit]
- English: tye
References[edit]
- “tei(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
teye
- Alternative form of teyen
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- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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