tellen

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tellen^¹

noun tellens

archaic Archaic spelling of tellin

tellen^²

/ˈtɛlən/

Where it comes from

From Middle English tellen, equivalent to tell + -en.

verb

dialectal, obsolete, plural, present plural simple present of tell They tellen me as them furrin 'tatoes bin kill-dried afore they comen 'ere, so they bin no good fur settin'.

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@misc{tellen_2026,
  title = {tellen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tellen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}