Reconstruction:Old English/tæle

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *tǣl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tālī (adjective), from Proto-Germanic *tēlijaz, from *tēlō (“deception, ruse, persecution”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to aim, calculate, number, adjust, account”), equivalent to tāl +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæː.le/

Adjective

*tǣle

1. guilty of, at fault with
2. deserving, worthy of

Declension

Declension of *tǣle — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tǣle	*tǣlu, *tǣlo	*tǣle
Accusative	*tǣlne	*tǣle	*tǣle
Genitive	*tǣles	*tǣlre	*tǣles
Dative	*tǣlum	*tǣlre	*tǣlum
Instrumental	*tǣle	*tǣlre	*tǣle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tǣle	*tǣla, *tǣle	*tǣlu, *tǣlo
Accusative	*tǣle	*tǣla, *tǣle	*tǣlu, *tǣlo
Genitive	*tǣlra	*tǣlra	*tǣlra
Dative	*tǣlum	*tǣlum	*tǣlum
Instrumental	*tǣlum	*tǣlum	*tǣlum

Declension of *tǣle — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tǣla	*tǣle	*tǣle
Accusative	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣle
Genitive	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣlan
Dative	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣlan
Instrumental	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣlan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣlan
Accusative	*tǣlan	*tǣlan	*tǣlan
Genitive	*tǣlra, *tǣlena	*tǣlra, *tǣlena	*tǣlra, *tǣlena
Dative	*tǣlum	*tǣlum	*tǣlum
Instrumental	*tǣlum	*tǣlum	*tǣlum

Derived terms

• lēoftǣle

Related terms

• tāl
• talu
• tǣl
• tǣlan