tealtrian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taltrōną, *taltōną (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (“to shake, hesitate”).

Cognate with Dutch touteren (“to tremble”), Norwegian dialectal totra (“to quiver, shake”), North Frisian talt, tolt (“unstable, shaky”). Related to tilt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæ͜ɑl.tri.ɑn/,

Verb

tealtrian

  1. to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain, vacillate
    Wē tealtrigaþ tȳdran mōde hwearfiaþ hēanlīce
    We totter with feeble mind and wander with humility
    Ðȳ læs ðe ðæt ēasterlīce gescēad tealtrige
    Lest that the Easter calculation be uncertain
    Ðȳ læs se steall cyricean tealtrian ongunne
    Lest the standing (of affairs) began to shake the church

Conjugation

Conjugation of tealtrian (weak class 2)
infinitive tealtrian tealtrienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tealtriġe tealtrode
second person singular tealtrast tealtrodest
third person singular tealtraþ tealtrode
plural tealtriaþ tealtrodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tealtriġe tealtrode
plural tealtriġen tealtroden
imperative
singular tealtra
plural tealtriaþ
participle present past
tealtriende (ġe)tealtrod

Descendants

  • Middle English: talteren (as talterande), toteren

References

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