tealtrian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taltrōną, *taltōną (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (“to shake, hesitate”). Cognate with Dutch touteren (“to tremble”), Norwegian dialectal totra (“to quiver, shake”), North Frisian talt, tolt (“unstable, shaky”). Related to tilt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæ͜ɑl.tri.ɑn/, [ˈtæ͜ɑɫ.tri.ɑn]
Verb
tealtrian
- to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain, vacillate
- Wē tealtrigaþ tȳdran mōde hwearfiaþ hēanlīce
- We totter with feeble mind and wander with humility
- Ðȳ læs ðe ðæt ēasterlīce gescēad tealtrige
- Lest that the Easter calculation be uncertain
- Ðȳ læs se steall cyricean tealtrian ongunne
- Lest the standing (of affairs) began to shake the church
Conjugation
Conjugation of tealtrian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | tealtrian | tealtrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | tealtriġe | tealtrode |
| 2nd-person singular | tealtrast | tealtrodest |
| 3rd-person singular | tealtraþ | tealtrode |
| plural | tealtriaþ | tealtrodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | tealtriġe | tealtrode |
| plural | tealtriġen | tealtroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | tealtra | |
| plural | tealtriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| tealtriende | (ġe)tealtrod | |
Related terms
- tealt (“unsteady”)
Descendants
- Middle English: talteren (as talterande), toteren
- English: tolter, totter
References
- tealtrian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary