What does hear tell mean?

hear tell

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

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To hear it said.

British usage; American usage

"I've heard tell that there used to be highwaymen in this part of the country."
"Listen closely, we, the Gardanes, heard tell of the glory of the nation-kings, how those nobles performed deeds of valor!"

hears tell (present, singular) hearing tell (participle, present) heard tell (participle, past) heard tell (past)

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