Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *talljan, see also Old English tellan, Old Frisian tella, Old Dutch tellen, Old High German zellen, Old Norse telja.

Verb edit

tellian

  1. to count
  2. to tell
    sô thu fora thesaru thiod telis
    so you will tell in front of this people (Heliand, verse 4404)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: tellen