Old English · verb
tealtrian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈtæ͜ɑl.tri.ɑn/[ˈtæ͜ɑɫ.tri.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈtæ͜ɑl · tri · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- toltertottervacillatestagger
Meaning
-
to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain, vacillate
Wē tealtrigaþ tȳdran mōde hwearfiaþ hēanlīce
We totter with feeble mind and wander with humility
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tealtriġe | tealtrode |
| 2nd singular | tealtrast | tealtrodest |
| 3rd singular | tealtraþ | tealtrode |
| Plural | tealtriaþ | tealtrodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tealtriġe | tealtrode |
| Plural | tealtriġen | tealtroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tealtrian |
| Inflected infinitive | tealtrienne |
| Imperative singular | tealtra |
| Imperative plural | tealtriaþ |
| Present participle | tealtriende |
| Past participle | tealtrodġetealtrod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *taltrōn, from Proto-Germanic *taltrōną, a frequentative of *taltōną (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (“to shake, hesitate”). Equivalent to tealt + -rian. Cognate with Dutch touteren (“to tremble”), Norwegian dialectal totra (“to quiver, shake”), North Frisian talt, tolt (“unstable, shaky”). Related to tilt.
Descendants
tolter, totter
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