Reconstruction:Old English/tieltan

Old English

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Alternative forms

• *tyltan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taltijan, equivalent to tealt +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti͜yl.tɑn/, [ˈti͜yɫ.tɑn]

Verb

*tieltan

1. to be unsteady
2. to lean; fall over

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tieltan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*tieltan	*tieltenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*tielte	*tielte
second person singular	*tieltest, *tielst, *tieltst	*tieltest
third person singular	*tielteþ, *tielt	*tielte
plural	*tieltaþ	*tielton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*tielte	*tielte
plural	*tielten	*tielten
imperative
singular	*tielt
plural	*tieltaþ
participle	present	past
	*tieltende	*(ġe)tielted

Related terms

• tealt
• tealtian
• tealtrian

Descendants

• Middle English: tylten, tulten, tilten
  • English: tilt
  • Scots: tilt