Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: tey
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An English measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.

Example Sentences

"The tey or toise, the modern fathom, is employed as a measure of rope."

Etymology

Derived from Middle English teies, teyse, taken as a plural, from Anglo-Norman teice, from Old French teise, toise.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: teies, teice, teise

Inflected Forms

teys (plural)

Questions

What does tey mean?: An English measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.
Where does tey come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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