telga

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtel.ɡɑ/, [ˈteɫ.ɣɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *telgō, from Proto-Germanic *telgô, *telguz, from Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ- (“to split, carve, hew”).

Noun

telga m

  1. a branch, bough
Inflection

Weak:

singular plural
nominative telga telgan
accusative telgan telgan
genitive telgan telgena
dative telgan telgum
Descendants
  • Middle English: *telwe, *tilwe

Etymology 2

Noun

telga

  1. genitive plural of telg
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