geteld

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English

A geteld, with one long side open, showing the π-shape of the wooden frame and the Ā-shape of the overall tent.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ġeteld (tent, tabernacle). Compare teld, tilt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

geteld (plural getelds)

  1. (chiefly in the SCA) A tent, of a style historically used by the Anglo-Saxons, which resembles a shelter-half or pup tent.
    • 2000 July 8, Tanya Guptill, “Suggestions For a Tent”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):
      Many tents (rounds, getelds) can be put up by one person, if there is some planning done ahead of time about staking ropes, staking floor, ...
    • 2001 January 9, David Friedman, “tent/pavilion question”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):
      The geteld our kids use has stood up fine through two or three Pennsics. It requires substantially less wood than a Viking tent, and I think it's a good deal easier to build than a bell, although since I've never built a bell I could easily be wrong.
    • 2001 April 15, D. Peters, “Nylon tent into Medieval pavilion?”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):
      For the would-be tentmaker on a budget, a "pup-tent" style tent (rectangular sides, triangular ends--the Viking tent and the Saxon geteld are two examples of this style, although their frameworks are dissimilar) is the cheapest and easiest to make.
    • 2002 August 27, David Friedman, “Help with geteld”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):
      Dov and Thora, who camp next to us at Pennsic, have Getelds that look noticeably taller than ours. We don't waterproof our canvas--just use canvas ...

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Participle

geteld

  1. past participle of tellen

Declension

Declension of geteld
uninflected geteld
inflected getelde
positive
predicative/adverbial geteld
indefinite m./f. sing. getelde
n. sing. geteld
plural getelde
definite getelde
partitive getelds

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gateld, equivalent to ġe- +‎ teld. Cognate with Old Dutch gitelt, Old High German gizelt.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġeteld n

  1. tent, pavilion; awning

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: geteld