"ta" meaning in Old English

See ta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑː/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*taihā}} Proto-West Germanic *taihā, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*taihwǭ}} Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|tān|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=tā|head2=|sort=}} tā f (nominative plural tān), {{ang-noun|f|tān|head=tā}} tā f (nominative plural tān) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|tā|vowel=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|tā|tān|tān|tān|tān|tāna|tān|tām,tāum|num=|title=|type=weak n-stem}} Forms: tā [canonical, feminine], tān [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tā [nominative, singular], tān [nominative, plural], tān [accusative, singular], tān [accusative, plural], tān [genitive, singular], tāna [genitive, plural], tān [dative, singular], tām [dative, plural], tāum [dative, plural], tahe [alternative]
  1. (anatomy) toe
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          "english": "If the nail of the big toe is torn off, recompense shall be thirty sceats.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ta"
}

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