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Definition of Teend
1. v. t. & i. To kindle; to burn.
Definition of Teend
1. Verb. (obsolete) To kindle; to burn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teend
1. to kindle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: kindle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teend
Literary usage of Teend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and More Especially by Charles Mackay (1877)
"teend,TIND,TINE. — To lighter burn. Will not teend to your desire. ... Johnson and
Nares derive teend from the Anglo-Saxon tinan, but the Anglo- Saxon is ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"Another common phrase is " teend th' fire," that is, •854. light it. This is only
a slight change from the Anglo- Saxon verb tendon, to set on fire, ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"To teend. 'Го light, or burn ; only another form of tine. ... Part must he kept,
wherewith to teend The Christmas log next y care. ..."
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