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telt

/tɛlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
telt
IPA
/tɛlt/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of tell

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English telt, dialectal first and third person singular past indicative of Middle English tellen, equivalent to tell + -t.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

telled (alternative, Northern England) told (alternative)

Synonyms

told

Rhymes With

felt belt dealt melt clarke belt spelt bagel belt smelt pelt full pelt welt knelt

Questions

How do you pronounce telt?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛlt/.
What does telt mean?
simple past and past participle of tell
Where does telt come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce telt

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