teag

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tæ͜ɑːɡ/, [tæ͜ɑːɣ]

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”). Akin to Old Norse taug (“rope”), and also Old English tēon (“to pull, train”).

    Noun

    tēag f

    1. cord, band; thong; fetter
    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative tēag tēaga, tēage
    accusative tēage tēaga, tēage
    genitive tēage tēaga
    dative tēage tēagum
    Descendants
    • Middle English: teye, teȝe, tei, teiȝe, tey, tieghe, tye, tyȝe
      • English: tie, tye
      • Scots: tie, tee

    Etymology 2

      Unknown; possibly identical to Etymology 1.

      Noun

      tēag f

      1. enclosure (enclosed land)
      2. case, chest
      Declension

      Strong ō-stem:

      singular plural
      nominative tēag tēaga, tēage
      accusative tēage tēaga, tēage
      genitive tēage tēaga
      dative tēage tēagum
      Descendants
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