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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

Derived terms

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