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teon

Pronunciation: /te͜oːn/

“teon” is an Old English word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drag, draw, pull
  2. to bring, lead, put
  3. to teach, educate, bring up
  4. to draw near, go, proceed
  5. to make, frame
  6. to adorn, furnish
  7. to accuse

noun

  1. damage, hurt, vexation
  2. insult, abuse, reproach

Etymology

Contracted from earlier tēohan; from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan. Cognate with Old Frisian tīan, Old Saxon tiohan (Middle Dutch tīen), Old High German ziohan (German ziehen), Old Norse toginn, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan); and, from Indo-European, with Latin dūcō, Middle Welsh duyn. Compare tēam, tēag.

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