teye
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English tēag (“cord”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
teye (plural *teyes)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sēm(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old English tēag (“chest, enclosure”), of unclear origin; but possibly ultimately a semantic development of Etymology 1. A connection to Old Norse teigr (“plot of land”) is semantically attractive, though phonologically difficult.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
teye (plural *teyes)
Descendants edit
- English: tye
References edit
- “tei(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
teye
- Alternative form of teyen