- teogoðian
- wv/t2 to tithe, grant or pay tithes; divide by ten
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
teogoðian
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tægðian — see teogoðian … Old to modern English dictionary
tithe — {{11}}tithe (n.) O.E. teogoþa (Anglian), teoþa (W.Saxon) tenth, from P.Gmc. *tegunthon, *tekhunthon. Retained in ecclesiastical sense while the form was replaced in ordinal use by tenth (influenced by ten). {{12}}tithe (v.) O.E. teoþian, from the … Etymology dictionary
tithe — /taɪð / (say tuydh) noun 1. (often plural) the tenth part of the annual produce of agriculture, etc., due or paid as a tax for the support of the priesthood, religious institutions, etc. 2. any tax, levy, or the like, of one tenth. 3. a tenth… …
