tælan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tēlan — Anglian

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

• tǣlnes

Related terms

• tāl
• tǣl

Descendants

• Middle English: telen