taylende

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tail eende, tayle ende, tailende, taillende, tayl-ende, tayl-eende, taille-ende

Etymology

From tayl +‎ ende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæi̯lˌɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈtæi̯lˌɛnd(ə)/

Noun

taylende

1. The hind-quarters; the back of one's body.
2. (Late Middle English) The tailbone.

Descendants

• English: tail end, tail-end, tailend

References

• “tail-ē̆nde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.