teye

== Middle English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtei̯(ə)/, /ˈtiː(ə)/ (Northern) IPA(key): (earlier) /tei̯/, (later) /teː/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English tēag (“cord”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases. ==== Alternative forms ==== teȝe, tei, teiȝe, tey, tieghe, tye, tyȝe ==== Noun ==== teye (plural *teyes) A cord, rope, chain, or fetter. (nautical) A tye (rope for hoisting or lowering the yard). ===== Related terms ===== teyen raketeye ===== Descendants ===== English: tie, tye → Swazi: thayi Scots: tie, tee ===== References ===== “tei(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English tēag (“chest, enclosure”), of unclear origin; but possibly ultimately a semantic development of Etymology 1. A connection to Old Norse teigr (“plot of land”) is semantically attractive, though phonologically difficult. ==== Alternative forms ==== tie, tigh, ty, tye ==== Noun ==== teye (plural *teyes) A chest or casket; a strongbox. (not directly attested) An enclosure (enclosed area) ===== Descendants ===== English: tye ===== References ===== “tei(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== teye alternative form of teyen