tæl

See also: tael

Danish

Verb

tæl

1. imperative of tælle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þel (“underwool, interior, disposition”).

Noun

tæl m (definite singular tælen, indefinite plural tæler, definite plural tælene)

1. perseverance, drive, determination, doggedness, grit, sisu

Synonyms

• viljestyrke

References

• “tæl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þel (“underwool, interior, disposition”).

Noun

tæl n (definite singular tælet, indefinite plural tæl, definite plural tæla)

1. perseverance, drive, determination, doggedness, grit, sisu

Synonyms

• id
• trott
• viljestyrke

References

• “tæl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Either a variant of tāl; a deverbal of tǣlan; or possibly from Proto-West Germanic *tāli, related to Proto-West Germanic *tālu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæːl/

Noun

tǣl f

1. evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander

   Synonym: tāl

Declension

Declension of tæl (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tǣl	tǣle, tǣla
accusative	tǣl, tǣle	tǣle, tǣla
genitive	tǣle	tǣla
dative	tǣle	tǣlum

Related terms

• tāl
• tǣlan
• *tǣle
• tǣlnes

Descendants

• Middle English: tele