tellan

tellan

Czech

Noun

tellan m

1. tellane, tellurane, hydrogen telluride (H₂Te)

   Synonym: telurovodík

Further reading

• Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taljaną, whence also Old Frisian tella, Old Saxon tellian, Old Dutch tellen, Old High German zellen, Old Norse telja. Related to Old English talu (“tale, account”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtel.lɑn/, [ˈteɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

tellan

1. to count, calculate

   Tealdest þū eall þā sċēap be handa?

   Did you count all the sheep by hand?

   Nese, iċ hīe tealde mid mīnum hēafde.

   No, I counted them with my head.

   Ac mid þām handum man mæġ tellan hūru oþ tīen, mid þām hēafde oþ ān.

   But with your hands you can count at least to ten, with your head only to one.

   Hwæt lā! Þonne næs būtan ān sċēap tō tellanne.

   So then there was only one sheep to be counted!

2. to tell, narrate, recount
3. to regard, consider
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 15:15

     Ne telle iċ ēow tō þēowum. Iċ telle ēow tō frēondum.

     I don't consider you servants. I consider you friends.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	tellan	tellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	telle	tealde
second person singular	telest	tealdest
third person singular	teleþ	tealde
plural	tellaþ	tealdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	telle	tealde
plural	tellen	tealden
imperative
singular	tele
plural	tellaþ
participle	present	past
	tellende	(ġe)teald

Derived terms

• ātellan
• betellan
• ġetellan
• tōtellan

Related terms

• tæl
• talian
• talu
• telian

Descendants

• Middle English: tellen
  • English: tell
  • Scots: tell
  • Yola: tolth (preterite)