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teld

teld

English

Noun

teld ‎(plural telds)

  1. (obsolete) A tent.

Etymology 2

From Middle English telden ‎(“to set up a tent”), from teld ‎(“tent”). See above.

Verb

teld ‎(third-person singular simple present telds, present participle telding, simple past and past participle telded)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lodge in a tent.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To set up (a tent); pitch a tent; (in general) to set up.
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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *teldą. Akin to Old High German zelt.

Noun

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  1. a tent

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English teld ‎(“tent, pavilion, tabernacle”), from Proto-Germanic *teldą ‎(“tent”), from Proto-Indo-European *delt- ‎(“board”). Cognate with Middle Dutch telde, telt ‎(“tent”), German Zelt ‎(“tent”), Swedish tält ‎(“tent”), Icelandic tjald ‎(“tent”). See also tilt.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛld

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