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talen.

to long, to care

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtaːlə(n)/
  1. to long, to care

    intransitive
  2. to speak

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. to say

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tālen, from Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-West Germanic *talōn, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. Cognate with English tale.

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