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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