taylende
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tail eende, tayle ende, tailende, taillende, tayl-ende, tayl-eende, taille-ende
Etymology
From tayl + ende.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯lɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈtɛi̯lɛnd(ə)/
Noun
taylende
- The hind-quarters; the back of one's body.
- (Late Middle English) The tailbone.
Descendants
- English: tail-end, tail end, tailend
References
- “tail-ē̆nde (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.