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Old English · adverb

tela

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈte.lɑ/
Syllables
ˈte · lɑ (2 syllables)

tela1 · adverb

Senses

  1. well, rightly

  2. completely, thoroughly, certainly

  3. happily, prosperously, pleasantly

  4. very

tela2 · interjection

Senses

  1. well! good!

Etymology

Equivalent to til (“good”) plus an adverbial suffix -a of uncertain origin (see Campbell 1959, §666).

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