talewise

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tale-wijs, talewijs, talewis, talewyȝs, talewys, talewyse, talle wys, (error) talows, talwis

Etymology

From tale +‎ -wise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːlwiːz(ə)/

Adjective

talewise

1. given to gossip or telling tales; talkative, garrulous
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section III:

     For she is tikil of hire taile · talwis of tonge / As comune as a cartwey · to eche a knaue þat walketh.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “tā̆le-wīse, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.