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te.

tea (the tree, its dried leaves and the drink made from them)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/teː/
  1. tea (the tree, its dried leaves and the drink made from them)

    neuter
    dricka en kopp te
    brygga te
Where this word comes from

From either French thé or German Tee, ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê).

prep/teː/
  1. synonym of till

Where this word comes from

Eye dialect spelling of till, for some dialects.

verb/teː/
  1. to appear (a certain way)

    reflexive
    Och gräshopporna tedde sig såsom hästar, rustade till strid.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish tēa, from Old Norse tjá, from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. Cognate of Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan), German zeihen, Dutch tijgen.

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