tede

In obsolete terms the difference between tide and tede

is that tide is violent confluence — Francis Bacontede is a torch; a flambeau.

As nouns the difference between tide and tede

is that tide is the periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon while tede is a torch; a flambeau.

As a verb tide

is to cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.