tine

Signification (English)

Noun

1. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
2. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
3. A wild vetch or tare.

Adj

small, diminutive

Verb

1. (obsolete) To kindle; to set on fire.
2. (obsolete) To rage; to smart.

Verb

To shut in, or enclose.

Concepts

dent

🦷

fourchon

andouiller

branche

pointe

Synonyms

prong

barb

fork

point

spike

tooth

🦷

tip

gore

peak

pike

piton

aculeus

prod

cog

quill

score

shaft

shot

acantha

spine

sticker

tab

thorn

cotter pin

dentate

finger

fix

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/taɪn/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: tine

Inherited from moyen anglais: tinde

Inherited from ancien anglais: tind

Cognate with saterlandais: Tiende

Cognate with allemand: Zind

Cognate with anglais: tind

Cognate with allemand: Zinne

Inherited from moyen anglais: tynen

Inherited from ancien anglais: tȳnan

In summary

From Middle English tine, alteration of Middle English tinde, tind, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, Proto-Germanic *tindaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tiende, Tiene (“prong, tine”), German Zind, Zint (“prong”). Compare also the related English tind and German Zinne.