telga

Old English

Alternative forms

• telgo — Anglian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtel.ɡɑ/, [ˈteɫ.ɣɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *telgō, from Proto-Germanic *telgô, *telguz, from Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ- (“to split, carve, hew”).

Noun

telga m

1. a branch, bough

Inflection

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	telga	telgan
accusative	telgan	telgan
genitive	telgan	telgena
dative	telgan	telgum

Related terms

• telge f
• telgor
• telgra

Descendants

• Middle English: *telwe, *tilwe
  • English: tillow

Etymology 2

Noun

telga

1. genitive plural of telg