"tithe" meaning in Middle English

See tithe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtiːð(ə)/ (note: from *tigoþa?), /ˈteːð(ə)/ (note: from tēoþa), /ˈtæi̯ð(ə)/ (note: from teogoþa), /ˈtœu̯ð(ə)/ [possibly] (note: from teogoþa), /ˈtøːð(ə)/ (note: from tēoþa)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English tēoþa, teogoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, *tegundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô, *tegundô; equivalent to ten + -the (ordinal suffix); compare tenthe. Forms with /iː/ (found especially in the sense "tithe") perhaps come from Old English *tigoþa, a form of teogoþa influenced by ordinals for multiples of 10 such as twentigoþa and þrītigoþa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|tēoþa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English tēoþa, {{inh+|enm|ang|tēoþa}} Inherited from Old English tēoþa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*tehundō}} Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tehundô}} Proto-Germanic *tehundô, {{af|enm|ten|-the|id2=ordinal|pos2=ordinal suffix}} ten + -the (ordinal suffix), {{m+|ang||*tigoþa}} Old English *tigoþa Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} tithe Forms: tethe [alternative], teþe [alternative], teoþe [alternative], teouþe [alternative], tewthe [alternative], teythe [alternative], teyþe [alternative], tiþe [alternative], tyth [alternative], tythe [alternative], tyþe [alternative], teoheðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], teoðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tieðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tigeðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tigðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tiȝeþe [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. tenth
    Sense id: en-tithe-enm-adj-8td-uhv0 Categories (other): Taxation, Ten Disambiguation of Taxation: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Ten: 20 42 37

Noun

IPA: /ˈtiːð(ə)/ (note: from *tigoþa?), /ˈteːð(ə)/ (note: from tēoþa), /ˈtæi̯ð(ə)/ (note: from teogoþa), /ˈtœu̯ð(ə)/ [possibly] (note: from teogoþa), /ˈtøːð(ə)/ (note: from tēoþa)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English tēoþa, teogoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, *tegundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô, *tegundô; equivalent to ten + -the (ordinal suffix); compare tenthe. Forms with /iː/ (found especially in the sense "tithe") perhaps come from Old English *tigoþa, a form of teogoþa influenced by ordinals for multiples of 10 such as twentigoþa and þrītigoþa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|tēoþa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English tēoþa, {{inh+|enm|ang|tēoþa}} Inherited from Old English tēoþa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*tehundō}} Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tehundô}} Proto-Germanic *tehundô, {{af|enm|ten|-the|id2=ordinal|pos2=ordinal suffix}} ten + -the (ordinal suffix), {{m+|ang||*tigoþa}} Old English *tigoþa Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tithe, {{enm-noun}} tithe (plural tithes) Forms: tithes [plural], tethe [alternative], teþe [alternative], teoþe [alternative], teouþe [alternative], tewthe [alternative], teythe [alternative], teyþe [alternative], tiþe [alternative], tyth [alternative], tythe [alternative], tyþe [alternative], teoheðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], teoðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tieðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tigeðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tigðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], tiȝeþe [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
    Sense id: en-tithe-enm-noun-aF-avH~d Categories (other): Taxation, Ten Disambiguation of Taxation: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Ten: 20 42 37
  2. A tithe; a tenth of one's income given to clergy.
    Sense id: en-tithe-enm-noun-T7EgA90G Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English ordinal numbers, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Taxation, Ten Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 8 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 3 2 2 5 4 7 Disambiguation of Middle English ordinal numbers: 6 3 10 6 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 2 2 3 4 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 2 10 7 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 10 8 1 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 1 1 1 2 5 10 Disambiguation of Taxation: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Ten: 20 42 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tithen, tither, tithyng

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English tēoþa, teogoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, *tegundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô, *tegundô; equivalent to ten + -the (ordinal suffix); compare tenthe.\nForms with /iː/ (found especially in the sense \"tithe\") perhaps come from Old English *tigoþa, a form of teogoþa influenced by ordinals for multiples of 10 such as twentigoþa and þrītigoþa.",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "teoþe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "teouþe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewthe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teythe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "teyþe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiþe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tyth",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tythe",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "tyþe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "teoheðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teoðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tieðe",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tigeðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tigðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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      "form": "tiȝeþe",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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        "tenth"
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          "tenth",
          "tenth"
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      "note": "from *tigoþa?"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈteːð(ə)/",
      "note": "from tēoþa"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæi̯ð(ə)/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtœu̯ð(ə)/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtøːð(ə)/",
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -the (ordinal)",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "enm:Ten"
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      "form": "tethe",
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      "form": "teythe",
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      "form": "tiþe",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "tyth",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "tythe",
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      "form": "tyþe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "teoheðe",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
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    {
      "form": "teoðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tieðe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tigeðe",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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      "form": "tigðe",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "tiȝeþe",
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      "word": "tithen"
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      "word": "tither"
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      "word": "tithyng"
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      "glosses": [
        "A tithe; a tenth of one's income given to clergy."
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          "tithe",
          "tithe#English"
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          "tenth",
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          "clergy",
          "clergy"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈtiːð(ə)/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈteːð(ə)/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæi̯ð(ə)/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtœu̯ð(ə)/",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈtøːð(ə)/",
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}

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