Teng in Old English

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Etymology: Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). Attested in a 739 charter. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|cel-pro|*tīn|t=river}} Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*teh₂-|t=to flow}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”) Head templates: {{ang-prop|?}} Teng ?

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Teign"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "to flow"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). Attested in a 739 charter.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "Teng ?",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "name": "Places in England",
          "orig": "ang:Places in England",
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            "Places"
          ],
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          "name": "Places in the United Kingdom",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Rivers in England",
          "orig": "ang:Rivers in England",
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            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Rivers in the United Kingdom",
          "orig": "ang:Rivers in the United Kingdom",
          "parents": [
            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Teign (a river in England)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Teng-ang-noun-2Q4~uhf7",
      "links": [
        [
          "Teign",
          "Teign#English"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teng"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Teign"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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        "t": "river"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*teh₂-",
        "t": "to flow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). Attested in a 739 charter.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "Teng ?",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for gender in Old English entries",
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        "ang:Places in the United Kingdom",
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        "ang:Rivers in the United Kingdom"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Teign (a river in England)."
      ],
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          "Teign",
          "Teign#English"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teng"
}

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"Teng" meaning in Old English

Noun