Etymology

teind

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Today it means: A tithe. Full definition →

Scots teind ← Middle English tende
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  1. Middle English · derived fromtende
  2. Scots · borrowed fromteind“tenth”
  3. English todayteind

From Scots teind (“tenth”), from Middle English tende, variant of tenthe (“tenth”); see that entry for more.

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