teere

teere

See also: Teere

German

Verb

teere

1. First-person singular present of teeren.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of teeren.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of teeren.
4. Imperative singular of teeren.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz.

Alternative forms

• teer, tere, ter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛːr/

Adjective

teere

1. Of good quality or manners.

Descendants

• English: tear, tare (“good flax”) (obsolete)

References

• “tēr (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.

Etymology 2

From Old English tēar.

Noun

teere

1. Alternative form of tere (“tear”)

Etymology 3

From Old English teran.

Verb

teere

1. Alternative form of teren (“to ruin by removing or splitting”)