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teon

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Noun

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teon

  1. accusative singular of teo

Finnish

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Noun

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teon

  1. genitive singular of teko

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Contracted from earlier tēohan; from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan.

Cognate with Old Frisian tīan, Old Saxon tiohan (Middle Dutch tīen), Old High German ziohan (German ziehen), Old Norse toginn, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan); and, from Indo-European, with Latin dūcō, Middle Welsh duyn. Compare tēam, tēag.

Verb

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tēon

  1. to drag, draw, pull
  2. to bring, lead, put
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Tēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.
      Bring forth rainshowers, if you can, and water your fields. If you can, make the sun shine, so that your fields ripen.
  3. to teach, educate, bring up
  4. to draw near, go, proceed
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  • Middle English: teen

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tehwōn. Cognate with Middle High German zechen.

Verb

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tēon

  1. to make, frame
  2. to adorn, furnish
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  • Middle English: tegen
    • English: teen (archaic)

Etymology 3

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From Proto-West Germanic *tīhan (to blame). Cognate with Old High German zīhan, Old Norse tjá.

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tēon

  1. to accuse
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Etymology 4

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From a merger of Etymology 3 with the reflex of Proto-West Germanic *teun.

Noun

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tēon n

  1. damage, hurt, vexation
  2. insult, abuse, reproach
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