told

See also: TOLD

English

Alternative forms

• tol'

Etymology

From Middle English tolde, talde (first and third person singular preterite), from Old English tealde (first and third person singular preterite), from Proto-Germanic *talid-, preterite stem of Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count; tell”), equivalent to tell +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təʊld/, [ˈtʰɔʊ(ɫ)d], [ˈtʰɒʊ(ɫ)d]

    • Audio (UK):

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  • (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /tɛlt/
• (General American) enPR: tōld, IPA^(key): /toʊld/

  • Audio (General American):

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /tɐʉld/, [tʰɒʊ(ɫ)d]
• Rhymes: -əʊld
• Homophone: tolled

Verb

told

1. simple past and past participle of tell

   A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it.

Synonyms

• telt

Anagrams

• dolt

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔl/, [tˢʌlˀ]
• Homophone: tolv

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin toloneum, an alteration of Latin telōneum.

Noun

told c (singular definite tolden, not used in plural form)

1. duty, tariff (tax placed on imports or exports)

Declension

Declension of told

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	told	tolden
genitive	tolds	toldens

Derived terms

• tolder

Further reading

• “told” in Den Danske Ordbog
• told on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þollr (“wood”). Cognates include Swedish tull, Norwegian Nynorsk toll, Dutch dol.

Noun

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told c (singular definite tolden, plural indefinite tolde)

1. thole (each of the pegs that, especially in older rowing boats, were placed in pairs in holes in the rail as a support and pivot point for an oar)

   Synonym: åretold

Inflection

Declension of told

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	told	tolden	tolde	toldene
genitive	tolds	toldens	toldes	toldenes

Further reading

• “told” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “told” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog