tæl

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See also: tael

Danish

Verb

tæl

  1. imperative of tælle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þel (underwool, interior, disposition).

Noun

tæl m (definite singular tælen, indefinite plural tæler, definite plural tælene)

  1. perseverance, drive, determination, doggedness, grit, sisu

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þel (underwool, interior, disposition).

Noun

tæl n (definite singular tælet, indefinite plural tæl, definite plural tæla)

  1. perseverance, drive, determination, doggedness, grit, sisu

Synonyms

References

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Either a variant of tāl; a deverbal of tǣlan; or possibly from Proto-West Germanic *tāli, related to Proto-West Germanic *tālu.

Pronunciation

Noun

tǣl f

  1. evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
    Synonym: tāl

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative tǣl tǣle, tǣla
accusative tǣl, tǣle tǣle, tǣla
genitive tǣle tǣla
dative tǣle tǣlum

Descendants

  • Middle English: tele