different between tode vs tede

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d

Etymology 1

Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).

Noun

tode (plural todes)

1. (US) A sled used for hauling logs.

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).

Noun

tode (plural todes)

1. (obsolete) Clipping of tode-boat: a small fishing boat used in the Netherlands.

Anagrams

• dote, toed

Middle English

Alternative forms

• toode, tade, tadde, toade

Etymology

From Old English *t?de, a shortening of t?die, t?di?e, of uncertain origin. Compared to Old Norse and modern Danish tudse (“toad”), but OED rejects this because the zero grade of ai is i, not u. Possibly from a common Proto-Germanic word *tod (“small”), compared to Proto-Germanic *t?drijaz (“small, frail”) (modern English tidbit) or *talt?n? (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”) (modern English toddle), referring to its short steps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??d(?)/
• (Northern ME) IPA^(key): /?t??d(?)/

Noun

tode (plural todes or toden)

1. A toad (dry-skinned member of the order Anura)
2. The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and vile animal.
3. (rare, derogatory) A sinner; a nasty or loathsome person.
4. (rare, alchemy) The remnants of an element used in alchemical transmutation.

Descendants

• English: toad
• Scots: tade, taid, taed, ted

References

• “t?de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-29.

English

Noun

tede (plural tedes)

1. (obsolete) A torch; a flambeau.

Anagrams

• DEET, Teed, teed

Galician

Alternative forms

• tende

Verb

tede

1. second-person plural imperative of ter