telt

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Northumbria/tɛlt/Northumbria/tɛld/

A form of tell — To determine the number, amount, or value of [something].

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told
OriginMiddle English telt →
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Meanings

verb

alternative Northern England Scotland telled · alternative told

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of tell

    you'll dae as yer mam's telt ya

    1 more example

    Get him telt he's tae come hame noo

    Synonyms: told

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtellen
  2. Middle Englishtelt
  3. Englishtelt

From Middle English telt, dialectal first and third person singular past indicative of Middle English tellen, equivalent to tell + -t.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with telt

feltbeltwelteltspeltceltpeltsmeltdeltsvelteveldgeltScheldtkeltunfeltbagel beltClarke beltfull peltswelt
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Anagrams

lettETTL
Cite this entry
APA

telt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telt

MLA

“telt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telt.

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