Telt

//tɛlt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tell Northern-England, Scotland, form-of, participle, past

    "Get him telt he's tae come hame noo"

Synonyms

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toldtold

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"Get him telt he's tae come hame noo"

Etymology

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

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