todælan

Old English

Etymology

From tō- +‎ dǣlan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːˈdæː.lɑn/

Verb

tōdǣlan

  1. to divide, separate, distribute, disperse
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
    • c. 1154, Peterborough Chronicle‎:
      Þā wæs Engla land swīðe tōdǣled.
      Back then, England was very divided.

Conjugation

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Descendants
  • Middle English: todelen
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