tælan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tālijan, *tālēn (“to deceive, strategise, persecute”), from Proto-Germanic *tēlō (“persecution, deceit”), equivalent to tāl (“blame”) +‎ -an. Cognate with Old High German zālēn (“to persecute”), Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌻𐍉𐌽 (*tēlōn, “to harm, damage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtæː.lɑn/

Verb

tǣlan

  1. to blame, accuse
  2. to rebuke, reprove
  3. to criticise, censure, reprimand
  4. to scorn, despise
  5. to insult, mock

Conjugation
Conjugation of tǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive tǣlan tǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tǣle tǣlde
second person singular tǣlest, tǣlst tǣldest
third person singular tǣleþ, tǣlþ tǣlde
plural tǣlaþ tǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tǣle tǣlde
plural tǣlen tǣlden
imperative
singular tǣl
plural tǣlaþ
participle present past
tǣlende (ġe)tǣled

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: telen
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