teil
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of teil
1350–1400; < Middle French ( Old French til ); replacing Middle English tilia < Latin tilia linden
Example Sentences
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The Government will teil him the size of the reduction later.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Teil a pit, teil a pit; no without the glass ye promised.”
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Willis, Herbert
Ouch ist maniger, der vil kleine freude dar für nimt hie ūf ertrīche, und daȥ dem guoten sante Paulen gar versmāhte, des wirt im der tūsentste teil niht.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
In those days the oaks of the forests shall burn, and acorns grow upon the branches of teil trees.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
"The people there are bitter Whigs, teil burst them!" he said fiercely.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir
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