tient

French

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Verb

tient

1. third-person singular present indicative of tenir

Anagrams

• teint, tétin

Old French

Verb

tient

1. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
   • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland‎, lines 7–9:

     Li reis Marsilie la tient, ki Deu nen aimet; / Mahumet sert e Apollin recleimet: / Nes poet guarder que mals ne l'i ateignet.

     The king Marsile rules it, [he] who doesn't love God; he worships Mohammed and prays to Apollin: he cannot prevent the evil from reaching him.